Dovecote Primary and Nursery School
Community school in Nottingham, Nottingham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 288 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 270 |
| Free school meals | 44.50% |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Address | Greencroft, Clifton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG11 8EY |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.dovecote.nottingham.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01159152953 |
| URN | 134841 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 15 October 2024, published 18 November 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- The Glapton Academy (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Whitegate Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- The Milford Academy (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Highbank Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Trent Vale Infant School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Beeston Rylands Junior School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Greythorn Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
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