Welcome to Dovecote Primary School and Nursery. Thank you for sending children to school, smartly dressed in their school uniform. Wishing everyone a great summer term. Please see July Newsletter for diary dates. The last day of term is Friday 26th July 2024.
OFSTED & Performance
Rated good by ofsted
We were rated a ‘Good’ school by Ofsted at our last inspection in 2019. The report can be downloaded by clicking the button below, but the highlights of the report were that:
- Since the last inspection, leaders and governors have brought significant improvements to the quality of education provided by the school.
- Pupils’ progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of key stage 2 has shown marked improvements form the previous inspection.
- A broad and balanced curriculum meets pupils’ needs well and ensures that they learn well across a range of subjects.
- The large majority of teachers use questioning and assessment successfully to develop and deepen pupils’ knowledge and understanding.
- The quality of leadership, teaching and support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is a strength of the school. These pupils make strong progress from their starting points.
- Leaders and governors have ensured that safeguarding is effective.
- Pupils’ behaviour in the majority of lessons and their conduct around school are good.
- Staff promote positive relationships which ensure that pupils make good use of their time in lessons.
- Children make strong progress as a result of effective leadership and teaching in the early years. They are well-prepared to move to Year 1.
You can view our performance data (how our children perform in reading, writing and maths) on the gov.uk website.
Statutory Assessments - School Data/Outcomes
Dovecote Primary School Data Outcomes 2019 - 2024
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Dovecote School 2019 |
Dovecote School 2022 |
Dovecote School 2023 |
National 2023 |
Dovecote School 2024 |
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Early Years GLD |
66% |
68.0% |
64.3% |
67.3% |
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Year 1 PHONICS |
2019: 76% 2021: 55% |
73.9% |
89.7% |
79%
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Year 2 RWM |
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52.6% |
42.4% |
56.2% |
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Year 2 EXS+ Reading |
61% |
58.0% |
57.6% |
68.4 |
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Reading GDS |
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2.0% |
8.5% |
18.8 |
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Year 2 EXS+ Writing |
47% |
50.0% |
47.5% |
60.2
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Writing GDS |
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0% |
0.0% |
8.2% |
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Year 2 EXS+ Maths |
49% |
58.0% |
49.2% |
70.5%
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Maths GDS |
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2.0% |
8.5% |
16.4% |
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KS2 DATA 2019 - 2024 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 School |
2023 National |
2024 |
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Year 6 EXS+ RWM |
57% |
53% |
49%
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59.4%
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RWM - GDS |
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5.3% |
0.0%
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8.0%
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Year 6 EXS+ Reading |
66% |
70.2% |
65.0%
|
72.7%
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Reading GDS |
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17.5% |
27%
|
29.1%
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Year 6 EXS+ Writing |
68% |
56% |
57%
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71.4%
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Writing GDS |
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10.5% |
0.0%
|
13.4%
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Year 6 EXS+ Maths |
72% |
68.4% |
55% |
72.8%
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Maths GDS |
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19.3% |
16% |
23.9% |
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Year 6 EXS+ GPS |
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65% |
66%
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72.2%
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GPS - GDS |
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15.8% |
38.2%
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30.1%
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