Dovelands Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 11 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
- 537 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 35.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.6%
- Persistent absence
- 10.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.2%
White British 45.6%
Mixed 13.5%
Other White 11.9%
Indian 11.4%
African 8.4%
Other Asian 4.1%
Pakistani 1.9%
Other Black 1.7%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
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 58%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Dovelands Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 68
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.9 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 12 7 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 11 3 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 72 37 35 |
| Year 1 | 75 43 32 |
| Year 2 | 70 39 31 |
| Year 3 | 72 46 26 |
| Year 4 | 76 42 34 |
| Year 5 | 74 32 42 |
| Year 6 | 75 38 37 |