Dinnington Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Sheffield, Rotherham
Dinnington Community Primary School is a primary school in Sheffield, Rotherham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 2 July 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- School Street, Dinnington, Sheffield, S25 2RE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Rotherham
- Pupils on roll
- 184 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 62% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 2 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at this school.”
- “They are tolerant and accepting of people who live differently to themselves.”
- “They apply them to how they live.”
To improve
- “However, over time, pupils have not studied a suitably ambitious curriculum and so do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “Despite some improvements to the curriculum, pupils struggle to remember what they have been taught.”
- “This hinders their progress through the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 33% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 17 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Rotherham.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained
- Anston Greenlands Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Anston Park Infant School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Anston Park Junior School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Laughton Junior and Infant School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School 1.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Anston Brook Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published