Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School
Marlborough Street, Dunkirk, Nottingham, NG7 2LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Rachael Bower Steve Parry
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Nottingham South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 410
- Pupils on roll
- 337
- URN
- 122416
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159153273
About this school
Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 337 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 6 June 2024, 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 | 45 | 50 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 78% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 16% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 86% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 86% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 86% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.50 | - | - |
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 Dunkirk Primary and Nursery 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 | Nottingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 353 |
| 2023/24 | 380 |
| 2024/25 | 373 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School compares
Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School ranked 22nd of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6.1% | 35.6% | 337 | — |
| Edna G. Olds Academy | 86% | 4.3% | 46.6% | 241 | 0.7 miles |
| Victoria Primary School | 53% | 6.4% | 48.6% | 289 | 1.0 miles |
| South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 15.3% | 365 | 1.1 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 63% | 5% | 33% | 196 | 1.1 miles |
| Middleton Primary and Nursery School | 57% | 4.4% | 11.3% | 668 | 1.2 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)
- 35.57%
- English as an additional language
- 57.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.06%
- Persistent absence
- 18.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edna G. Olds Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Victoria Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Middleton Primary and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School ranks 76th of the 189 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School is Co Headteacher Rachael Bower Steve Parry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dunkirk Primary and Nursery 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 big is Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School?
- Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School has 337 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School full?
- Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 410 pupils and 337 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School ranked 22nd of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dunkirk Primary and Nursery 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 30 June 2026.