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Dovedale Community Primary School

Liverpool, L18 1JXPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2026
KS2 Results
71%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
109 1st-choice / 116 places
Ranking
#3,880
of 13,686 nationally

About Dovedale Community Primary School

Dovedale Community Primary School sits within the Liverpool local authority, where it ranks 22nd out of 102 primary schools — comfortably inside the top quarter of its peers. Among the highest-scoring schools in the area are Sudley Primary School, Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School in Woolton, and Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, all of which edge ahead on the same ranking metric. Dovedale is a large state primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, with headteacher Nik Smith at the helm. The school is non-religious and currently rated Good by Ofsted, following an ungraded inspection in March 2024 that confirmed it remains Good and is improving. Its early years provision was judged Outstanding in the most recent graded inspection back in 2018. The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 116 places in the 2025/26 intake, it received 256 applications, with 109 listing it as first preference and 97 of those offered a place.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressHerondale Road, Liverpool, Liverpool, L18 1JX
HeadteacherNik Smith
Local AuthorityLiverpool
Number of Pupils838
Free School Meals (FSM)8.7%
School Capacity838 / 840 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

20 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (20 Mar 2024): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Source: Ofsted, 16 Apr 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
LibraryPlaying FieldsSensory RoomSports HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

7

Sports

CricketRoundersDanceFootball

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:20

Breakfast club

07:45-08:40

After-school care

15:20-17:45

Source: dovedaleprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Dovedale Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.