Mosspits Lane Primary SchoolDovedale Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Liverpool.

Summary of the comparison

Mosspits Lane Primary School and Dovedale Community Primary School are primary schools in Liverpool.

  • Mosspits Lane Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Dovedale Community Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Dovedale Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Mosspits Lane Primary School was judged Good and Dovedale Community Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 75.0% for Mosspits Lane Primary School and 66.0% for Dovedale Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Mosspits Lane Primary School (51.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Dovedale Community Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Mosspits Lane Primary School versus Dovedale Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolMosspits Lane Primary SchoolLiverpoolDovedale Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100B70/100Stronger figure
Local ranking48th of 110 in Liverpool 14th of 110 in Liverpool Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll395 838
Capacity420 840
LocationLiverpool, L15 6UN Liverpool, L18 1JX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Stronger figure66.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% 11.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census395 838
Free school meals (ever 6)9.9% 9.2%
English as an additional language6.3% 10.0%
SEN support16.2% 19.6%
SEN with an EHC plan4.6% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% 3.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.0% 4.9% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Mosspits Lane Primary School

Dovedale Community Primary School

Full profiles: Mosspits Lane Primary School · Dovedale Community Primary School