SCHOOL PROFILE

Dove Holes CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 112809
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 84 Published school capacity
Capacity used 48.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

23 January 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Derbyshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 41 41 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 20 48.8% of pupils
Male pupils 21 51.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.7%
6.9 pts above England
School 31.7%
High Peak 27.5%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
High Peak 2.7%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
High Peak 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.2%
37
Unclassified
9.8%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.1% 7 of 41 pupils
3.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.1%
High Peak 20.8%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.6% 6 pupils
England 14.8% 0.2 pts below
EHC plans 2.4% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
No specialist assessment yet 1
Speech, language & communication 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2023/24.

2023/24
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

38.0% 21.0 pts below England
School 38.0%
High Peak 54.0%
East Midlands 58.2%
England 59.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.96%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.26 pts lower than England
School 5.96%
High Peak 6.25%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.18 pts higher than England
School 20.00%
High Peak 14.59%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
High Peak 2.16%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

48.8% 39.4 pts below England
Dove Holes CofE Primary School
48.8%
High Peak
83.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information