Dovelands Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 12 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- Leicester
- Unique reference
- 130927
- Address
- Hinckley Road, LE3 0TJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 546 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 36.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.4%
- Persistent absence
- 10.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
White British 46.9%
Mixed 14.4%
Other White 12.3%
Indian 11.9%
African 4.8%
Other Asian 3.8%
Other Black 2.2%
Pakistani 1.8%
Other 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 64%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Dovelands Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 70
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 11 3 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 14 9 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 75 43 32 |
| Year 1 | 74 41 33 |
| Year 2 | 74 44 30 |
| Year 3 | 75 42 33 |
| Year 4 | 74 31 43 |
| Year 5 | 75 39 36 |
| Year 6 | 74 38 36 |