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
11.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.3%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage0.3
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
62
2nd preference
37
3rd preference
21
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
62
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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