Dovecot Primary School
Grant Road, Liverpool, L14 0LH
192 pupils · 81% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Free school meals
- 58.7%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 June 2024, published 11 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 25% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.65 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 17 | 27 | 19 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 19 | 14 | 19 | 14 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 18 | 32 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 15 | 13 | 19 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 15 | 12 | 22 | 13 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 14 | 22 | 16 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 10 | 9 | 20 | 9 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 21 | 9 | 21 | 12 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Roby Park Primary School 0.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School 0.5 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Blueberry Park 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Malvern Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Park View Academy 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.