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Dovedale Community Primary School

Herondale Road, Liverpool, L18 1JX

Local ranking14th of 110 primary schools in Liverpool
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

840

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 18 November 2025 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
66.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
11.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
77.0%
Writing (Expected)
82.0%
Maths (Expected)
76.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
81.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
119

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
838
Boys
410 (49%)
Girls
428 (51%)
Capacity
840 (100% full)
SEND
21.6%
FSM Eligible
9.2%
EAL
10.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.0%
SEN Support
19.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
35.6
Budget per Pupil
£5,910/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
4.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
Not applicable
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 69.8%
  • Mixed Other: 7.9%
  • White Other: 6.0%
  • Other: 3.8%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.7%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%
  • Black African: 1.4%

69.8%

White British

7.9%

Mixed Other

6.0%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
141960
UKPRN
10077546
Establishment No.
2036

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