SCHOOL PROFILE

Caunton Dean Hole CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 122753
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 58 Published school capacity
Capacity used 20.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

4 June 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
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 Nottinghamshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 12 10 full-time · 2 part-time
Female pupils 2 16.7% of pupils
Male pupils 10 83.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

58.3%
33.5 pts above England
School 58.3%
Newark and Sherwood 24.3%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.3%
12.0 pts below England
School 8.3%
Newark and Sherwood 8.9%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Newark and Sherwood 0.7%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
75.0%
9
Any other White background
8.3%
1
Chinese
8.3%
1
Gypsy / Roma
8.3%
1
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 66.7% 8 of 12 pupils
45.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 66.7%
Newark and Sherwood 16.7%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 33.3% 4 pupils
England 14.8% 18.5 pts above
EHC plans 33.3% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 27.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Specific learning difficulty 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

33.0% 26.0 pts below England
School 33.0%
Newark and Sherwood 58.1%
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

7.58%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.36 pts higher than England
School 7.58%
Newark and Sherwood 5.74%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.81%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.99 pts higher than England
School 23.81%
Newark and Sherwood 14.78%
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%
Newark and Sherwood 1.37%
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

20.7% 67.5 pts below England
Caunton Dean Hole CofE Primary School
20.7%
Newark and Sherwood
91.4%
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