Dovecotes Primary School | School performance

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

289

Pupils · 2024/25

32%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

289

Pupils · 2024/25

32%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

289

Pupils · 2024/25

32%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/06/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWolverhampton

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusClosed

Overview of Dovecotes Primary School · Primary · Wolverhampton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

72%

-1pp

73%68%63%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 72%

RWM higher standard

13%

+4pp

13%11%8%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

83%

Reading higher standard

28%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

20%

Maths expected standard

83%

Maths higher standard

30%

Science expected standard

74%

SPAG expected standard

85%

SPAG higher standard

26%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

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

289

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.9

EAL

32%

FSM eligible

56%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Ryefield, Dovecotes Estate, Wolverhampton, WV8 1TX

Local authority

Wolverhampton

Website

—

Telephone

—

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	72%	13%	83%	28%	78%	20%	83%	30%	74%	85%	106.0	106.0	106.0	—	—	—	16%	289
2023/24	73%	9%	89%	20%	86%	18%	80%	32%	82%	84%	106.0	105.0	107.0	—	—	—	15%	297
2022/23	73%	11%	77%	23%	89%	14%	86%	27%	89%	89%	105.0	105.0	107.0	+1.20	+2.70	+1.90	15%	276
2018/19	63%	8%	80%	15%	83%	28%	78%	23%	85%	83%	103.0	105.0	108.0	+0.50	+2.90	+1.80	20%	330
2017/18	65%	13%	78%	20%	85%	23%	88%	25%	78%	83%	105.0	106.0	107.0	+0.80	+2.60	+1.90	22%	316
2016/17	74%	13%	83%	22%	91%	26%	78%	22%	91%	91%	105.0	104.0	107.0	+1.10	+2.20	+0.10	26%	287

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	289	21.9	16%	32%	56%	6%	16%
2023/24	297	20.8	15%	33%	55%	5%	15%
2022/23	276	21.2	15%	31%	56%	6%	16%
2021/22	274	20.3	17%	30%	59%	6%	12%
2020/21	295	20.5	15%	31%	51%	—	—
2018/19	330	26.3	20%	25%	58%	4%	4%
2017/18	316	25.0	22%	27%	55%	4%	5%
2016/17	287	22.2	26%	29%	56%	4%	8%