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Dinnington Community Primary School

Academy converter · Sheffield · S25 2RE

Ages 2–11 · 184 pupils · Rotherham

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

28%

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-07-02

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)28%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
98.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
97.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.9%
Unauthorised3.0%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
176

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

11

Places offered

12

1st-preference offers

11

Total preferences (any rank)
17
Preferred offers (top 3)
11
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill68%

184 pupils · 270 places

Pupils on roll
184
Boys / girls
108 / 76
School capacity
270
Capacity fill
184 / 270 (68%)
Free school meals
62%
FSM pupils
114
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: WHITE WOODS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
WHITE WOODS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
White Woods Primary Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Evans

Location

Address
School Street, Dinnington
Postcode
S25 2RE
Town
Sheffield
County
South Yorkshire
Local authority
Rotherham
District
Rotherham
Constituency
Rother Valley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Sheffield, Rotherham, 184 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 62%.

Open schools in Sheffield
236
Primary schools in Sheffield
166
Academies among open schools in Sheffield
62% (147)
Open schools in S25
12
Primary in S25
9
Open schools in Rotherham LA
128
Primary in Rotherham LA
96

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM37.1%
    • Demand0.86

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    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM12.3%
    • Demand1.45

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    • FSM19.4%
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    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM22.2%
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  • Anston Hillcrest Primary School

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    • FSM10.5%
    • Demand1.04

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Evans
Telephone
01909550034
Website
http://www.dcpschool.co.uk/

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