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Dovelands Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE3 0TJ

Ages 3–11 · 534 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2022-02-10

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)58%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.0%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
466

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

62

Places offered

70

1st-preference offers

62

Total preferences (any rank)
124
Preferred offers (top 3)
66
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 fill102%

534 pupils · 525 places

Pupils on roll
534
Boys / girls
283 / 251
School capacity
525
Capacity fill
534 / 525 (102%)
Free school meals
15.6%
FSM pupils
82
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Jenny Slinger

Location

Address
Hinckley Road
Postcode
LE3 0TJ
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
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 3–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 534 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 15.6%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE3
35
Primary in LE3
25
Open schools in Leicester LA
142
Primary in Leicester LA
82

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in LeicesterNear LE3

  • Queensmead Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 1PF · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM35.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Inglehurst Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 9FS · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM27.3%
    • Demand0.97

    0.6 miles away

  • Imperial Avenue Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 1AH · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM23.3%
    • Demand0.83

    0.6 miles away

  • Inglehurst Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 9FS · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM43.8%

    0.6 miles away

  • Shaftesbury Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 0QE · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM36.0%

    0.7 miles away

  • Braunstone Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 1QH · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM60.3%
    • Demand0.93

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Jenny Slinger
Telephone
01162857716
Website
www.dovelands.leicester.sch.uk/

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