Dovedale Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Liverpool
Dovedale Community Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 4–11 (community school). Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Herondale Road, Liverpool, L18 1JX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 839 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 18 November 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be a part of Dovedale Primary.”
- “They arrive at school eager to see what the day ahead holds.”
- “Pupils are keen to support one another.”
To improve
- “However, over time, pupils’ attainment in mathematics, although exceeding national attainment measures, has not been as high as in other subjects.”
- “However, on occasion, staff do not step in quickly enough to draw children into purposeful conversation or play.”
- “This means a small number of children miss opportunities to deepen their learning or develop their communication skills.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 117 first-preference applications, 120 offers in total, 103 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Liverpool published it, drawn on the map
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A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Liverpool.
- St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Greenbank Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Mosspits Lane Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Wavertree Church of England School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- King David Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published