Hallam Fields Junior SchoolDallimore Primary & Nursery School

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

Summary of the comparison

Hallam Fields Junior School and Dallimore Primary & Nursery School are primary schools in Ilkeston.

  • Hallam Fields Junior School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Dallimore Primary & Nursery School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Dallimore Primary & Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hallam Fields Junior School was judged Good and Dallimore Primary & Nursery School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 44.0% for Hallam Fields Junior School and 63.0% for Dallimore Primary & Nursery School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Hallam Fields Junior School (64.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Dallimore Primary & Nursery School (57.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hallam Fields Junior School versus Dallimore Primary & Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure IlkestonHallam Fields Junior SchoolIlkestonDallimore Primary & Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking118th of 336 in Derbyshire 69th of 336 in Derbyshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll215 358
Capacity240 315
LocationIlkeston, DE7 4DB Ilkeston, DE7 4GZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard44.0% 63.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard5.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census215 358
Free school meals (ever 6)36.7% 47.1%
English as an additional language1.4% 1.7%
SEN support31.2% 20.4%
SEN with an EHC plan4.2% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure5.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.0% 10.7% 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.

Hallam Fields Junior School

Dallimore Primary & Nursery School

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