Dovecote Primary and Nursery SchoolBlessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Nottingham.

Summary of the comparison

Dovecote Primary and Nursery School and Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School are primary schools in Nottingham.

  • Dovecote Primary and Nursery School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Dovecote Primary and Nursery School was judged in need of attention and Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 27.0% for Dovecote Primary and Nursery School and 75.0% for Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Dovecote Primary and Nursery School (46.0% in 2022-23, 27.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School (69.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Dovecote Primary and Nursery School versus Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NottinghamDovecote Primary and Nursery SchoolNottinghamBlessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF38/100B77/100Stronger figure
Local ranking70th of 74 in Nottingham 4th of 74 in Nottingham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll288 253
Capacity270 240
LocationNottingham, NG11 8EY Nottingham, NG11 9BH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard27.0% 75.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score100.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score96.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census314 248
Free school meals (ever 6)48.6% 23.0%
English as an additional language24.8% 55.2%
SEN support20.4% 12.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence7.4% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.3% 12.2% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Dovecote Primary and Nursery School

Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School

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