Dovecot Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jun 7 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Liverpool
Unique reference
130296
Address
Grant Road, L14 0LH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
179 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
53.1%
Girls
46.9%
First language not English
23.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
66.5%
Persistent absence
25.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 60.3%
Other White 10.1%
African 8.9%
Mixed 6.8%
Other 6.1%
Other Asian 2.8%
Indian 1.7%
Other Black 1.7%
Irish Traveller 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-6.6
WritingWell below average-2.7
MathsWell below average-4.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 22%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 96
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 97
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Dovecot Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
22
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
18
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
18
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
12
5
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
4
1
3
Reception, Full-time
18
12
6
Year 1
30
13
17
Year 2
24
11
13
Year 3
22
16
6
Year 4
21
10
11
Year 5
25
15
10
Year 6
22
12
10
Year 2023-2024

Nearby schools