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Schools in Dover, Kent

33 schools · use the filters below to narrow your search

33
Total Schools
21
Primary
7
Secondary
1
SEND
1
Outstanding
5
Good
2
Req. Improvement
0
Inadequate

Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 8 of 33 schools here that have a published grade.

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Top-performing schools in Dover

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

  1. 1Dover Grammar School for Boys65.4Attainment 8
  2. 2Dover Grammar School for Girls59.9Attainment 8
  3. 3Duke of York's Royal Military School55.0Attainment 8
  4. 4St Edmund's Catholic School39.0Attainment 8
  5. 5Goodwin Academy30.5Attainment 8

Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted Rating

33 of 33 schools

Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School

Dover, Kent· CT15 4AN

OutstandingPrimaryAges 5–11

110 pupils

KS2: 68% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Duke of York's Royal Military School

Dover, Kent· CT15 5EQ

GoodSecondaryAges 11–18

452 pupils

Attainment 8: 55.0

Trust: DYRMS - AN ACADEMY WITH MILITARY TRADITIONS

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St Edmund's Catholic School

Dover, Kent· CT16 2QB

GoodSecondaryAges 11–18

647 pupils

Attainment 8: 39.0

Trust: KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP

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Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School

Dover, Kent· CT16 3DT

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

150 pupils

KS2: 81% met expected standard

Trust: THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST

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Vale View Community School

Dover, Kent· CT17 9NP

GoodPrimaryAges 2–11

224 pupils

KS2: 60% met expected standard

Trust: WHINLESS DOWN ACADEMY TRUST

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White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School

Dover, Kent· CT17 0LB

GoodPrimaryAges 2–11

288 pupils

KS2: 57% met expected standard

Trust: SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST

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Astor Secondary School

Dover, Kent· CT17 0AS

Requires ImprovementSecondaryAges 11–18

770 pupils

Attainment 8: 27.9

Trust: SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST

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Dover Christ Church Academy

Dover, Kent· CT16 2EG

Requires ImprovementSecondaryAges 11–18

722 pupils

Attainment 8: 30.4

Trust: TURNER SCHOOLS

View school →Academy sponsor led

Aycliffe Community Primary School

Dover, Kent· CT17 9HJ

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

87 pupils

KS2: 46% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Barton Junior School

Dover, Kent· CT16 2ND

Not ratedPrimaryAges 7–11

216 pupils

KS2: 66% met expected standard

Trust: SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST

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Beech Grove School

Dover, Kent· CT15 4FB

Not ratedAges 4–19

81 pupils

View school →Other independent school

Charlton Church of England Primary School

Dover, Kent· CT16 2LX

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

206 pupils

KS2: 45% met expected standard

Trust: THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST

View school →Academy sponsor led

Dover College

Dover, Kent· CT17 9RH

Not ratedAges 2–18

291 pupils

Attainment 8: 25.5

View school →Other independent school

Dover Grammar School for Boys

Dover, Kent· CT17 0DQ

Not ratedSecondaryAges 11–18

899 pupils

Attainment 8: 65.4

View school →Foundation school

Dover Grammar School for Girls

Dover, Kent· CT16 2PZ

Not ratedSecondaryAges 11–18

872 pupils

Attainment 8: 59.9

View school →Community school

Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Dover, Kent· CT16 1QX

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

167 pupils

KS2: 35% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Elms School

Dover, Kent· CT17 9PS

Not ratedAges 5–16

138 pupils

Attainment 8: 4.8

Trust: Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)

View school →Foundation special school

Goodwin Academy

Dover, Kent· CT14 9BD

Not ratedSecondaryAges 11–18

830 pupils

Attainment 8: 30.5

Trust: THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST

View school →Academy sponsor led

Green Park Community Primary School

Dover, Kent· CT16 2BN

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

380 pupils

KS2: 35% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Guston Church of England Primary School

Dover, Kent· CT15 5LR

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

Trust: THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST

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Langdon Primary School

Dover, Kent· CT15 5JQ

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

93 pupils

KS2: 79% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Lydden Primary School

Dover, Kent· CT15 7LA

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

78 pupils

KS2: 75% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Nonington Church of England Primary School

Dover, Kent· CT15 4LB

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

58 pupils

KS2: 0% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary controlled school

Portal House School

Dover, Kent· CT15 6SS

Not ratedAges 11–16

75 pupils

Attainment 8: 13.2

View school →Community special school

Priory Fields School

Dover, Kent· CT17 0FS

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

321 pupils

KS2: 53% met expected standard

Trust: WHINLESS DOWN ACADEMY TRUST

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River Primary School

Dover, Kent· CT17 0PP

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

394 pupils

KS2: 62% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Selsted Church of England Primary School

Dover, Kent· CT15 7HH

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

97 pupils

KS2: 56% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary controlled school

Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School

Dover, Kent· CT16 2PB

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–7

156 pupils

Trust: SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST

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St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Primary School

Dover, Kent· CT15 6SS

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

163 pupils

KS2: 52% met expected standard

View school →Community school

St Martin's School

Dover, Kent· CT17 9LY

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

186 pupils

KS2: 70% met expected standard

Trust: WHINLESS DOWN ACADEMY TRUST

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St Richard's Catholic Primary School

Dover, Kent· CT16 1EZ

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

192 pupils

KS2: 69% met expected standard

Trust: KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP

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Whitfield Aspen School

Dover, Kent· CT16 3LJ

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

630 pupils

KS2: 46% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Woodpecker Court

Dover, Kent· CT15 4BF

Not ratedAges 16–24
View school →Special post 16 institution