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EnglandNorth WestLiverpoolL18 1JXDovedale Community Primary School
Primary

Dovedale Community Primary School

Primary

Liverpool · Liverpool · L18 1JX www.dovedaleprimary.co.uk

Pupils
838
cap. 840
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
838
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
838
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLiverpool
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Dovedale Community Primary School · Primary · Liverpool

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
-5pp
74%70%66%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
11%
+4pp
13%10%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
838
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Herondale Road, Liverpool, L18 1JX
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
2024/2566%11%77%38%82%20%76%21%89%81%107.0104.0105.022%838
2023/2471%7%88%42%83%20%76%21%89%80%107.0104.0105.020%835
2022/2370%11%82%32%80%21%79%26%87%79%107.0106.0106.0+1.40+1.80+1.2019%825
2018/1968%13%74%31%80%20%84%28%82%84%105.0106.0108.0+0.00-0.20+0.4019%733
2017/1874%9%80%33%84%21%86%22%88%84%106.0105.0108.0+0.50+0.60+0.80704
2016/1776%8%82%34%85%11%84%24%90%86%107.0106.0108.0+1.00-0.40+0.8015%677

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
2024/2583824.222%10%9%3%5%
2023/2483525.020%11%11%4%7%
2022/2382528.119%11%10%4%8%
2021/2282623.918%11%12%4%7%
2020/2179322.916%12%12%
2018/1973322.919%14%12%3%5%
2017/1821.63%6%
2016/1767721.415%18%16%4%6%

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