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EnglandEast MidlandsLeicesterLE3 0TJDovelands Primary School
Primary

Dovelands Primary School

Primary

Leicester · Leicester · LE3 0TJ www.dovelands.leicester.sch.uk/

Pupils
537
cap. 525
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
537
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
537
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/01/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Dovelands Primary School · Primary · Leicester

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
+5pp
70%64%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
0%
-7pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
106.0
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
537
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
36%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 0TJ
Local authority
Leicester
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
2024/2563%0%82%36%75%0%74%16%81%81%106.0104.0105.014%537
2023/2458%7%73%27%75%7%66%23%82%77%104.0103.0105.011%546
2022/2364%4%78%34%79%10%84%19%75%82%106.0105.0107.0+0.50+0.30+0.309%553
2018/1970%12%75%37%82%19%84%32%88%88%105.0106.0108.0+1.20+0.60+1.608%559
2017/1858%12%76%27%77%14%66%19%82%78%105.0103.0106.0+0.80-0.20-0.8011%551
2016/1777%18%90%37%87%21%85%34%86%92%107.0106.0109.0+3.10+1.60+1.9014%553

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
2024/2553722.414%36%15%5%11%
2023/2454621.211%36%14%4%9%
2022/2355319.79%34%16%4%11%
2021/2255619.911%31%15%4%12%
2020/2155120.211%27%13%
2018/1955921.68%26%12%3%4%
2017/1855120.211%24%12%3%8%
2016/1755320.114%24%11%3%6%

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