King Richard III Infant and Nursery SchoolDovelands Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leicester.
Summary of the comparison
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School and Dovelands Primary School are primary schools in Leicester.
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Dovelands Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Dovelands Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School was judged Requires improvement and Dovelands Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Dovelands Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LeicesterKing Richard III Infant and Nursery School | LeicesterDovelands Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D47/100 | C60/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 80th of 81 in Leicester | 29th of 81 in Leicester Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-7 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 269 | 534 | |
| Capacity | 318 | 525 | |
| Location | Leicester, LE3 5PA | Leicester, LE3 0TJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 63.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 275 | 537 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.1% | 14.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 80.7% | 35.9% | |
| SEN support | 3.6% | 13.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.1% | 1.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.5% | 4.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.1% | 10.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Dovelands Primary School
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