Dovedale Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Liverpool
Herondale Road, Liverpool, L18 1JX
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.7%
4.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
839
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
840 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
97 of 109 families who put it first got an offer
116
Places offered
256
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 109 | 97 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 82 | 16 | ● 20% |
| 3rd preference | 65 | 3 | ● 5% |
| Total | 256 | 116 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Liverpool lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Nik Smith
- Address
- Herondale Road, Liverpool, L18 1JX
- Phone
- 01517334232
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward / constituency
- Penny Lane · Liverpool Garston
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141960
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 9% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
839 pupils · 840 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
18 November 2025
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 24
20 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 730 pupils
Attendance
96.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
4.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 7% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 66% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 11% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Liverpool council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.