Dovedale Community Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 4 to 11

Report card: Expected standard to strong standard

Herondale Road, Liverpool, L18 1JXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Dovedale Community Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 186 schools in Liverpool. It ranks 34th of 171 primary schools in Liverpool. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in November 2025.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 18 November 2025, report published 15 January 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
Achievement: Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership and governance: Strong standard
Early years: Expected standard
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

119 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths66%

66%, 4 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths11%

11%, 3 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score107

107, 1 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score104

104, 1 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Pupil numbers and mix

839 pupils on roll, with places for 840

Eligible for free school meals8.7%

8.7%, 17.8 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language12.6%

12.6%, 9 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support19%

19%, 4.2 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan2.3%

2.3%, 3.7 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Dovedale Community Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School	0.2 miles	Ofsted: Good	77% met the expected standard
Greenbank Primary School	0.4 miles	Ofsted: Good	57% met the expected standard
Mosspits Lane Primary School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	75% met the expected standard
Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School	0.8 miles	Ofsted: Good	77% met the expected standard
Wavertree Church of England School	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Good	33% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mr Nik Smith
Phone: 01517334232
Website: dovedaleprimary.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Herondale Road, Liverpool, L18 1JX
Local authority: Liverpool
URN: 141960

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.