Community school · Kent

River Primary School

4–11Ages
384Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118393URN

Lewisham Road, River, Dover, CT17 0PP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.3 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

167 applications for 60 places · 114th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 7 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Kent median (2.4) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

167 applications · 60 places offered · 57 named it first

2026 2.8; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.6; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.6; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.5; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.2; Kent median median 2.5
2015 3.4; Kent median median 2.4
2014 3.3; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	167	2.8	57	0.95
Sep 2025	50	131	2.6	47	0.94
Sep 2024	54	135	2.5	54	1.00
Sep 2023	60	167	2.8	64	1.07
Sep 2022	51	114	2.2	50	0.98
Sep 2021	60	135	2.3	62	1.03
Sep 2020	52	135	2.6	47	0.90
Sep 2019	60	134	2.2	64	1.07
Sep 2018	60	151	2.5	54	0.90
Sep 2017	60	167	2.8	71	1.18
Sep 2016	60	193	3.2	77	1.28
Sep 2015	60	205	3.4	62	1.03
Sep 2014	60	197	3.3	72	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 75% · Maths 70% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%246th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	62%	3%	107	102
2023/24	67%	11%	107	104
2022/23	60%	3%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

River Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

Good2023

4.3applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School
1.6 km · Kent

Good2024

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Green Park Community Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Remains Outstanding · concerns noted2023

2.2applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School
1.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place
Whitfield Aspen School
2.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Barton Junior School
2.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

66%met the SATs standard
St Martin's School
2.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Priory Fields School
2.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118393 · 886/2312
Capacity: 427 pupils · 384 on roll
Free school meals: 20.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Lewisham Road, River, Dover, CT17 0PP
Local authority: Kent · Dover

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources