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Schools in Dover

The Market Square in Dover town centre with Dover Castle on the hill behind
Dover town centre and Dover Castle (photo 2011) · Photo: Eluveitie, CC BY-SA 3.0

Schools near Dover by distance

Schools whose official address gives Dover as the town, in Kent, grouped by type.

Primary schools 22

  • Aycliffe Community Primary School

    Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 82 pupils

    St David's Avenue, Dover, CT17 9HJ

    Ofsted 1 Dec 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  • Barton Junior School

    Primary · Academy converter · ages 7 to 11 · 202 pupils

    Barton Road, Dover, CT16 2ND

    Ofsted 10 Jul 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  • Charlton Church of England Primary School

    Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 206 pupils

    Barton Road, Dover, CT16 2LX

    Ofsted 22 Nov 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

    Church of England

  • Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 161 pupils

    Laureston Place, Dover, CT16 1QX

    Ofsted 8 Jul 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

    Church of England

  • Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School

    Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 11 · 111 pupils

    Adelaide Road, Eythorne, Dover, CT15 4AN

    Ofsted 13 Dec 2022: Outstanding

  • Green Park Community Primary School

    Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 374 pupils

    The Linces, Buckland, Green Park Community Primary School, Dover, CT16 2BN

    Ofsted 25 May 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

  • Guston Church of England Primary School

    Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11

    Burgoyne Heights, Guston, Dover, CT15 5LR

    Ofsted 21 Oct 2021 (ungraded): School remains Good (predecessor school)

    Church of England

  • Langdon Primary School

    Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 93 pupils

    East Langdon, The Street, Dover, CT15 5JQ

    Ofsted 29 Apr 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  • Lydden Primary School

    Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 68 pupils

    Stonehall, Lydden, Dover, CT15 7LA

    Ofsted 17 Dec 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  • Nonington Church of England Primary School

    Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 45 pupils

    Church Street, Nonington, Dover, CT15 4LB

    Ofsted 8 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

    Church of England

  • Priory Fields School

    Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 319 pupils

    Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0FS

    Ofsted 9 May 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  • River Primary School

    Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 384 pupils

    Lewisham Road, River, Dover, CT17 0PP

    Ofsted 7 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  • Selsted Church of England Primary School

    Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 96 pupils

    Selsted, Wootton Lane, Selsted, Wootton Lane, Dover, CT15 7HH

    Ofsted 2 Nov 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

    Church of England

  • Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School

    Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 7 · 138 pupils

    Heathfield Avenue, Heathfield Avenue. Dover Kent, Dover, CT16 2PB

    Ofsted 8 May 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  • Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School

    Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 213 pupils

    Coldred Road, Shepherdswell, Dover, CT15 7LH

    Ofsted report card, 17 Mar 2026

    Church of England

  • St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Primary School

    Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 171 pupils

    Sea Street, St Margaret's-At-Cliffe, Dover, CT15 6SS

    Ofsted 21 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  • St Martin's School

    Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 183 pupils

    Markland Road, Dover, CT17 9LY

    Ofsted 8 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  • St Richard's Catholic Primary School

    Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 191 pupils

    Castle Avenue, Dover, CT16 1EZ

    Ofsted 6 Oct 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

    Roman Catholic

  • Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School

    Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 154 pupils

    3-4 Brookside, Temple Ewell, Dover, CT16 3DT

    Ofsted 3 Jul 2023: Good

    Church of England

  • Vale View Community School

    Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 222 pupils

    Vale View Road, Elms Vale, Dover, CT17 9NP

    Ofsted 26 Apr 2022: Good

  • White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School

    Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 277 pupils

    St Radigund's Road, Dover, CT17 0LB

    Ofsted 8 May 2024: Good

  • Whitfield Aspen School

    Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 662 pupils

    Mayfield Road, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3LJ

    Ofsted 14 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

Secondary schools 6

  • Astor Secondary School

    Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 732 pupils

    Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0AS

    Ofsted report card, 10 Mar 2026

  • Dover Christ Church Academy

    Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 761 pupils

    Melbourne Avenue, Dover, CT16 2EG

    Ofsted report card, 16 Jun 2026

  • Dover Grammar School for Boys

    Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 18 · Boys · 960 pupils

    Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0DQ

    Ofsted 21 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  • Dover Grammar School for Girls

    Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 18 · Girls · 847 pupils

    Frith Road, Dover, CT16 2PZ

    Ofsted 4 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  • Duke of York's Royal Military School

    Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 470 pupils

    Duke of York's Royal Military School, Dover, CT15 5EQ

    Ofsted 8 Feb 2023: Good

  • St Edmund's Catholic School

    Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 644 pupils

    Old Charlton Road, Dover, CT16 2QB

    Ofsted 12 Jul 2022: Good

    Roman Catholic

All-through schools 2

  • Beech Grove School

    All-through · Other independent school · ages 4 to 19 · 86 pupils

    Forest Drive, Nonington, Dover, CT15 4FB

    Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

    Christian Independent

  • Dover College

    All-through · Other independent school · ages 2 to 18 · 242 pupils

    Effingham Crescent, Dover, CT17 9RH

    Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

    Church of England Independent

Special schools 2

  • Elms School

    Special school · Foundation special school · ages 5 to 16 · 131 pupils

    Elms Vale Road, Dover, CT17 9PS

    Ofsted 14 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  • Portal House School

    Special school · Community special school · ages 11 to 16 · Boys · 80 pupils

    Sea Street, St Margaret's-At-Cliffe, Dover, CT15 6SS

    Ofsted 8 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

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