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Dovelands Primary School

Leicester, LE3 0TJPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2022
KS2 Results
58%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
61 1st-choice / 68 places
Ranking
#8,290
of 13,686 nationally

About Dovelands Primary School

Dovelands Primary School in Leicester was rated Good by Ofsted at its most recent graded inspection in 2016, and a subsequent ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed the school remains Good. The most telling exam metric for this primary is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which sits at 58%. That is four percentage points below the Leicester local authority average of 62%, placing Dovelands 42nd out of 68 primary schools in the area. The school’s national percentile ranking of 60.6 puts it in the bottom half of all primaries in England. While the combined figure is below par, individual subject results are more mixed: 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, 75% in writing, and 66% in maths. The average scaled scores in reading (104) and maths (103) are both slightly above the national baseline of 100.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressHinckley Road, Leicester, Leicester, LE3 0TJ
HeadteacherJenny Slinger
Local AuthorityLeicester
Number of Pupils537
Free School Meals (FSM)13.9%
School Capacity537 / 525 (102% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Jan 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (12 Jan 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 26 Oct 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Outdoor PlaygroundPlaying FieldsLibraryArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

7

Sports

FootballRoundersDanceCricket

Clubs & Activities

CodingChoirGardening

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

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-Sensory

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

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Dovelands 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.