Community school · Kent

St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Primary School

4–11Ages
171Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118495URN

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

1.8per place

0.6 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

34 applications for 19 places · 329th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 21 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Kent median (2.4) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

34 applications · 19 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.5; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.6; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.3; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.9; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 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	19	34	1.8	17	0.89
Sep 2025	24	37	1.5	24	1.00
Sep 2024	19	40	2.1	17	0.89
Sep 2023	17	30	1.8	17	1.00
Sep 2022	27	45	1.7	26	0.96
Sep 2021	28	43	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2020	29	48	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2019	23	36	1.6	22	0.96
Sep 2018	27	41	1.5	25	0.93
Sep 2017	30	53	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2016	22	35	1.6	20	0.91
Sep 2015	30	40	1.3	32	1.07
Sep 2014	30	56	1.9	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 80% · Maths 68% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%328th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	52%	0%	104	103
2023/24	83%	0%	106	106
2022/23	86%	10%	111	111

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

St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Langdon Primary School
3.2 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Kingsdown and Ringwould Church of England Primary School
3.9 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Guston Church of England Primary School
4.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2021
Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
4.9 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
St Richard's Catholic Primary School
5.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Charlton Church of England Primary School
5.2 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Barton Junior School
5.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

66%met the SATs standard
Green Park Community Primary School
5.5 km · Kent

Remains Outstanding · concerns noted2023

2.2applications per place 35%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118495 · 886/2532
Capacity: 210 pupils · 171 on roll
Free school meals: 11.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Sea Street, St Margaret's-At-Cliffe, Dover, CT15 6SS
Local authority: Kent · Dover

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