Voluntary aided school · Kent

Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
161Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118748URN

Laureston Place, Dover, CT16 1QX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 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

2.1per place

0.3 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

42 applications for 20 places · 260th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

35%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 July 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

42 applications · 20 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.1; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.1; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.1; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 1 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	20	42	2.1	16	0.80
Sep 2025	16	30	1.9	15	0.94
Sep 2024	13	24	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2023	20	39	2.0	20	1.00
Sep 2022	17	28	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2021	15	29	1.9	14	0.93
Sep 2020	14	29	2.1	13	0.93
Sep 2019	26	47	1.8	26	1.00
Sep 2018	23	46	2.0	16	0.70
Sep 2017	22	42	1.9	19	0.86
Sep 2016	30	64	2.1	13	0.43
Sep 2015	30	76	2.5	19	0.63
Sep 2014	27	57	2.1	20	0.74

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 45% · Writing 65% · Maths 55% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard35%402nd of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard45%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard5%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	35%	0%	100	98
2023/24	60%	0%	106	102
2022/23	65%	0%	106	101

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

Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2022

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

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good2024

66%met the SATs standard
Priory Fields School
1.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Guston Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2021
Vale View Community School
1.6 km · Kent

Good2022

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School
1.9 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place
St Martin's School
2.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118748 · 886/3356
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 161 on roll
Free school meals: 60.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Laureston Place, Dover, CT16 1QX
Local authority: Kent · Dover

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