Dovelands Primary School

State-Funded School

dovelands-primary-school-leicester-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LeicesterLocal Authority

Leicester WestConstituency

LE3 0TJPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Dovelands Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Leicester, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 534 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 58%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

56%

Asian

18%

Black

11%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

534

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

37%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 534
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 January 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
26 Oct 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.