Dovedale Community Primary School in Liverpool - ratings, address, contact etc

Dovedale Community 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 07/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Herondale Road, Liverpool

School Information

Address:	Herondale Road, Liverpool, L18 1JX
Website:	www.dovedaleprimary.co.uk
Telephone:	01517334232
School Type:	Community school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Liverpool
Headteacher / Principal:	Mr Nik Smith
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	141960

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	840
Number of Pupils:	793
Number of Boys:	429
Number of Girls:	364

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	3.1%	4%
Persistent absence:	4.6%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.3

Writing

Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1

Maths

Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -0.7 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	68%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	13%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	105
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	106
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chatham Place Nursery School 139 Earle Road , L7 6HD	3out of 4	2,472 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dovedale Community Primary School Herondale Road , L18 1JX	3out of 4	0 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School Sands Road Off Elmsley Road , Mossley Hill L18 8BD	3out of 4	380 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenbank Primary School Greenbank Primary School , Mossley Avenue L18 1JB	3out of 4	778 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mosspits Lane Primary School Mosspits Lane , L15 6UN	3out of 4	1,243 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School Green Lane , Mossley Hill L18 2EP	4out of 4	1,359 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Blue Coat School Church Road , Wavertree L15 9EE	4out of 4	944 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Calderstones School Harthill Road , Allerton L18 3HS	2out of 4	1,213 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Hilda's Church of England High School Croxteth Drive , Sefton Park L17 3AL	3out of 4	1,628 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
King David High School 116 Childwall Road , L15 6WU	4out of 4	1,782 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Childwall Sports & Science Academy Queen's Drive , L15 6XZ	2out of 4	2,112 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Liverpool College Queen's Drive , Mossley Hill L18 8BG	3out of 4	636 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Royal School for the Blind (Liverpool) Church Road North , Wavertree L15 6TQ	4out of 4	1,270 yd	Non-maintained special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Carlerton House Preparartory School 145 Menlove Avenue , Liverpool L18 3EE	- not rated	1,618 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Assess Education 260 Picton Road , Wavertree L15 4LP	- not rated	1,734 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Liverpool Hope University Hope Park , L16 9JD	- not rated	1,975 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Palmerston School Minehead Road , Aigburth L17 6AU	4out of 4	2,362 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.