Dovecot Primary School is a primary school located in Liverpool. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/07/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Grant Road, Liverpool

School Information

Address: Grant Road, Liverpool, L14 0LH
Website: www.dovecotprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01512594065
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Liverpool
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Mrs Kathryn Honey
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 130296

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/07/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 178
Number of Pupils: 164
Number of Boys: 85
Number of Girls: 79

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 18% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -6.4 to -0.3
Writing
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -1.5 to 4.1
Maths
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.7 to 3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:35%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:95
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Prescot Road Nursery School
86 East Prescot Road , L14 1PW
4out of 4 2,342 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dovecot Primary School
Grant Road , L14 0LH
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Roby Park Primary School
Easton Road , Huyton L36 4NY
3out of 4 233 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School
Pilch Lane , L14 0JG
3out of 4 570 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School
Pilch Lane , L14 0JG
3out of 4 652 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Blueberry Park
Ackers Hall Avenue , L14 2DY
3out of 4 1,028 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Yew Tree Lane , West Derby L12 9HJ
2out of 4 1,585 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Honeysgreen Lane , L12 9HZ
2out of 4 1,705 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
Broadgreen International School, A Technology College
Queens Drive , L13 5UQ
- not rated 2,447 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Broadgreen International School, A Technology College
Queens Drive , L13 5UQ
1out of 4 2,571 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Lord Derby Academy
Seel Road , Huyton L36 6DG
2out of 4 2,680 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
NexGen Academy
Dovecot Multi Activity Centre , Back of Dovecot Place L14 9BA
- not rated 587 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Thingwall Lane , L14 7NX
3out of 4 1,422 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs
Yew Tree Lane , West Derby L12 9HN
4out of 4 1,641 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Knowsley Central School
Mossbrow Road , Huyton L36 7SY
4out of 4 2,493 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Alt Bridge School
Wellcroft Road , Huyton L36 7TA
4out of 4 2,493 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.