Dovelands Primary School
Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 0TJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Jenny Slinger
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 525
- Pupils on roll
- 534
- URN
- 130927
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162857716
About this school
Dovelands Primary School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 534 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dovelands Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 January 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 73 | 71 | 73 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 58% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 73% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 66% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 77% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Dovelands Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 553 |
| 2023/24 | 546 |
| 2024/25 | 537 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dovelands Primary School compares
Dovelands Primary School ranked 33rd of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.7% | 14.6% | 534 | — |
| Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy | 54% | 3.2% | 12.4% | 645 | 0.2 miles |
| Queensmead Primary Academy | 87% | 4.9% | 37.6% | 370 | 0.5 miles |
| Inglehurst Infant School | — | 4.8% | 32% | 228 | 0.6 miles |
| Imperial Avenue Infant School | — | 5.8% | 24.9% | 300 | 0.6 miles |
| Inglehurst Junior School | 56% | 3.5% | 43.6% | 308 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.59%
- English as an additional language
- 35.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.66%
- Persistent absence
- 10.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Queensmead Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Inglehurst Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Imperial Avenue Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Inglehurst Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Dovelands Primary School ranks 71st of the 139 ranked primary schools in Leicester.
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Barwell Infant School Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dovelands Primary School teach?
- Dovelands Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Dovelands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dovelands Primary School is Miss Jenny Slinger, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dovelands Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dovelands Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Dovelands Primary School?
- Dovelands Primary School has 534 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dovelands Primary School full?
- Dovelands Primary School has capacity for 525 pupils and 534 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dovelands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dovelands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dovelands Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dovelands Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Dovelands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dovelands Primary School compare with other schools in Leicester?
- Dovelands Primary School ranked 33rd of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dovelands Primary School's absence rate?
- Dovelands Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dovelands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dovelands Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.