# Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy

Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy is a primary school in Chesterfield, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 227 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E145250. [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 227
- Council: Chesterfield
- URN: 145250

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 18 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 31% of pupils at Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Derbyshire and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Newbold CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newbold-cofe-primary-school-e140843): 500 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-high-school-a-catholic-voluntary-academy-e138470): 550 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 60.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Cavendish Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cavendish-junior-school-e112659): 960 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Outwood Academy Newbold](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-academy-newbold-e141377): 980 m. Secondary. School remains Good, November 2022. Attainment 8 of 50.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Highfield Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-hall-primary-school-e112667): 1.1 km. Primary. Some aspects not as strong, February 2025. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whittington-moor-nursery-and-infant-academy-e145520): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/145250)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145250)

## How to cite

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