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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

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

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

Ofsted Rating

Phase

School Type

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

View school →Academy sponsor led

St Edmund's Catholic School

Dover, Kent· CT16 2QB

GoodSecondaryAges 11–18

647 pupils

Attainment 8: 39.0

Trust: KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP

View school →Academy sponsor led

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

View school →Academy converter

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