Dale Community Primary School
Porter Road, Derby, DE23 6NL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Foster
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 556
- Pupils on roll
- 545
- URN
- 112720
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332760070
About this school
Dale Community Primary School is a community primary school in Derby. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 545 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dale Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 84 | 79 | 78 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 46% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 6% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 46% | 56% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 61% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 66% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Dale Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derby average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 549 |
| 2023/24 | 549 |
| 2024/25 | 549 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dale Community Primary School compares
Dale Community Primary School ranked 39th of 60 primary schools in Derby for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 7.5% | 60.5% | 545 | — |
| Hardwick Primary School | 42% | 7.8% | 64.8% | 589 | 0.3 miles |
| Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School | — | 9.8% | 65.8% | 141 | 0.4 miles |
| Firs Primary School | 30% | 4.2% | 66% | 469 | 0.5 miles |
| Arboretum Primary School | 29% | 8% | 63.4% | 607 | 0.5 miles |
| Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 61% | 5.6% | 44.1% | 236 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.47%
- English as an additional language
- 73.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.51%
- Persistent absence
- 24.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hardwick Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Derby
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Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Derby
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Firs Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Derby
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Arboretum Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Derby
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Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Dale Community Primary School ranks 57th of the 86 ranked primary schools in Derby.
- Akaal Primary School Primary
- Allenton Primary School Primary
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primary
- Arboretum Primary School Primary
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Primary
- Ashbrook Infant School Primary
- Ashbrook Junior School Primary
- Ashgate Primary School Primary
- Ashwood Spencer Academy Primary
- Asterdale Primary School Primary
- Aston-on-Trent Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dale Community Primary School teach?
- Dale Community Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Dale Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dale Community Primary School is Mrs Louise Foster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dale Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dale Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Dale Community Primary School?
- Dale Community Primary School has 545 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Dale Community Primary School full?
- Dale Community Primary School has capacity for 556 pupils and 545 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dale Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dale Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dale Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dale Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Dale Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dale Community Primary School compare with other schools in Derby?
- Dale Community Primary School ranked 39th of 60 primary schools in Derby for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dale Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Dale Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dale Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dale Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.