Dovecotes Primary School

Ryefield, Dovecotes Estate, Wolverhampton, WV8 1TX

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

298

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Dovecotes Primary School (URN 104350) since 1 September 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 72.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 83.0%
Writing (Expected): 78.0%
Maths (Expected): 83.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 85.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 106.0
Cohort Size: 46

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 289
Boys: 142 (51%)
Girls: 135 (49%)
Capacity: 298 (93% full)
SEND: 15.6%
FSM Eligible: 56.5%
EAL: 32.2%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.4%
SEN Support: 14.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 21.9:1
Teachers (FTE): 12.4
Budget per Pupil: £7,991/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 15.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 37.7%
Black African: 14.9%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 8.0%
Asian Indian: 7.6%
Asian Pakistani: 6.2%
White Other: 5.9%
Black Caribbean: 4.5%
Asian Other: 4.2%

37.7%

White British

14.9%

Black African

8.0%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01902558284

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Ryefield

Wolverhampton, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 151992
UKPRN: 10098547
Establishment No.: 2111
Trust: THE WULFRUNA PARTNERSHIP

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