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EnglandNorth WestLiverpoolL14 0LHDovecot Primary School
Primary

Dovecot Primary School

Primary

Liverpool · Liverpool · L14 0LH www.dovecotprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
189
cap. 236
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
25%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
189
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
25%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
189
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 06/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLiverpool
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Dovecot Primary School · Primary · Liverpool

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
25%
-25pp
62%42%22%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 25%
RWM higher standard
0%
-5pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
33%
Reading higher standard
8%
Writing expected standard
42%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
38%
Maths higher standard
0%
Science expected standard
63%
SPAG expected standard
50%
SPAG higher standard
8%
Reading scaled score
98.0
Maths scaled score
98.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
189
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
65%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
25%

Contact

Address
Grant Road, Liverpool, L14 0LH
Local authority
Liverpool
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2525%0%33%8%42%0%38%0%63%50%98.098.0101.021%189
2023/2450%5%64%18%64%9%77%27%68%82%103.0105.0108.021%179
2022/2322%0%25%0%38%0%41%9%44%44%96.097.0101.0-6.60-2.70-4.3021%191
2018/1935%0%35%0%59%0%65%6%65%59%95.0100.0102.0-3.40+1.30+0.9022%156
2017/1862%0%62%15%77%15%77%31%77%77%102.0106.0104.0+0.70+3.20+5.0024%145
2016/1736%7%43%7%50%7%64%14%57%64%99.0101.0104.0+2.10+1.60+3.7028%138

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2518919.921%21%65%7%25%
2023/2417920.521%24%71%7%23%
2022/2319123.021%20%72%9%32%
2021/2217422.326%20%72%8%28%
2020/2116419.028%18%64%
2018/1915616.722%9%63%6%18%
2017/1814516.224%7%62%6%23%
2016/1713818.428%8%67%5%15%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.