SCHOOL PROFILE

Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School

Primary Community school URN 122416
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 410 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

6 June 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Nottingham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 337 314 full-time · 23 part-time
Female pupils 151 44.8% of pupils
Male pupils 186 55.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

32.9%
8.1 pts above England
School 32.9%
Nottingham 36.9%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

56.7%
36.4 pts above England
School 56.7%
Nottingham 36.7%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Nottingham 0.7%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
14.2%
48
Pakistani
13.9%
47
White British
13.4%
45
Indian
13.1%
44
Any other ethnic group
12.5%
42
White and Black Caribbean
6.5%
22
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 30.6% 103 of 337 pupils
9.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.6%
Nottingham 18.8%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 29.7% 100 pupils
England 14.8% 14.9 pts above
EHC plans 0.9% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 5.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 42
Specific learning difficulty 19
Speech, language & communication 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Physical disability 2

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 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Nottingham 58.4%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

87.0%

13.2 pts above England

School 87.0%
Nottingham 69.4%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

69.0%

1.3 pts below England

School 69.0%
Nottingham 68.5%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

91.0%

19.0 pts above England

School 91.0%
Nottingham 68.8%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
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

6.06%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.16 pts lower than England
School 6.06%
Nottingham 6.82%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.18%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.37 pts higher than England
School 18.18%
Nottingham 18.73%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.47%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.34 pts lower than England
School 1.47%
Nottingham 2.30%
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

82.2% 6.0 pts below England
Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School
82.2%
Nottingham
94.7%
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