Dovecot Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 6 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
- Website
- www.dovecotprimary.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 189 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 21.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 60.3%
- Persistent absence
- 22.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.0%
White British 60.8%
Other White 11.6%
African 9.5%
Other 5.3%
Mixed 5.2%
Indian 2.1%
Other Black 1.6%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other Asian 1.1%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
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
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 50%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Dovecot Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 19
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 3 5 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 8 4 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 21 11 10 |
| Year 1 | 26 16 10 |
| Year 2 | 31 14 17 |
| Year 3 | 22 10 12 |
| Year 4 | 24 15 9 |
| Year 5 | 20 9 11 |
| Year 6 | 24 14 10 |