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Dovecot Primary School

Community school · Liverpool · L14 0LH

Ages 2–11 · 192 pupils · Liverpool

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

6.8%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-06-06

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)50%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.8%
Unauthorised4.0%
Authorised absence
2.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
158

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.90 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

18

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

18

Total preferences (any rank)
32
Preferred offers (top 3)
20
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill81%

192 pupils · 236 places

Pupils on roll
192
Boys / girls
100 / 92
School capacity
236
Capacity fill
192 / 236 (81%)
Free school meals
58.7%
FSM pupils
101
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Karen Barr

Location

Address
Grant Road
Postcode
L14 0LH
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Liverpool
District
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool West Derby
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 192 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 58.7%.

Open schools in Liverpool
295
Primary schools in Liverpool
189
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L14
10
Primary in L14
7
Open schools in Liverpool LA
196
Primary in Liverpool LA
117

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    Community school · Primary

    Knowsley · L36 4NY · Knowsley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM40.2%
    • Demand1.69

    0.1 miles away

  • Blueberry Park

    Ofsted: Needs attention

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    Liverpool · L14 2DY · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence9.0%
    • FSM53.1%
    • Demand0.95

    0.6 miles away

  • Malvern Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Liverpool · L14 6XA · Knowsley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM17.0%
    • Demand1.36

    0.6 miles away

  • Park View Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM61.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • St Aloysius Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Liverpool · L36 2LF · Knowsley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM31.2%
    • Demand0.95

    0.7 miles away

  • Knotty Ash Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • FSM27.0%

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Karen Barr
Telephone
01512594065
Website
www.dovecotprimary.co.uk/

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