Schools and Education in Dover

There are 21 schools in Dover (excluding independent schools), including 14 primary schools, 6 secondary schools, and none serving sixth-form education. Dover has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Dover under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools

Dover Education Profile

The median school in Dover has 39% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 5th highest figure in Kent. This represents about 3,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 2 of Dover's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Dover is 17.81 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 98th lowest ratio in Kent, and the 370th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the South East region of the UK.

Primaries

14

21% Outstanding • 71% Good

Secondaries

6

17% Outstanding • 50% Good

Primary Schools in Dover

Most of Dover's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 10 schools or 71% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and very low - about 36% and 29% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 7.14% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Dover's primary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Aycliffe Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 135
Good
Very low
Very low
Barton Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Low
Very high
Charlton Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Church of England
Green Park Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Low
Good
Guston Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 180
Good
Low
Low
Church of England
Priory Fields School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Low
River Primary School 4–11 yrs 427
Outstanding
High
Low
Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 232
Outstanding
Good
St Martin's School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
High
St Richard's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
High
Roman Catholic
Vale View Community School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very high
White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School 4–11 yrs 360
Good
Good
Low
Whitfield Aspen School 4–11 yrs 591
Good
Low
Very low

Dover Secondary Schools

Most of Dover's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 3 schools or 50% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and low - about 33% and 17% of secondary schools respectively. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Dover's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Astor Secondary School 11–18 yrs 1,230
Requires improvement
Very low
Very low
Dover Christ Church Academy 11–18 yrs 990
Requires improvement
Very low
Very low
Dover Grammar School for Boys 11–18 yrs 800
Good
Good
Low
Dover Grammar School for Girls 11–18 yrs 885
Outstanding
High
Very low
Duke of York's Royal Military School 11–18 yrs 722
Good
Very high
Very low
St Edmund's Catholic School 11–18 yrs 600
Good
Low
Low
Roman Catholic
Last updated: 16 Aug 2023