Dovecotes Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Wolverhampton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From City of Wolverhampton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Dovecotes Primary School is a primary school in Wolverhampton for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Wolverhampton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Dovecotes Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 37 of the 38 other Wolverhampton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 23 first-choice applications for 27 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 10th lowest of 70 Wolverhampton primary schools; 45 places are published for Reception 2027.
- Some 52.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 35.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wolverhampton.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wolverhampton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ryefield, Dovecotes Estate, Pendeford, Wolverhampton, WV8 1TX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Pupils on roll
- 277 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 23 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wolverhampton.
- St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Palmers Cross Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rakegate Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Claregate Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Elston Hall Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michael's CofE Primary Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published