Dovedale Community Primary School
Community school in Liverpool, Liverpool.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 839 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 840 |
| Free school meals | 8.70% |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Address | Herondale Road, Liverpool, L18 1JX |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.dovedaleprimary.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01517334232 |
| URN | 141960 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 18 November 2025, published 15 January 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Latest ungraded inspection: 20 March 2024, outcome: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Liverpool College (all-through school, about 0.6 km)
- Greenbank Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Mosspits Lane Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Wavertree Church of England School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- King David Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.