Academy sponsor led · Kent

St Edmund's Catholic School

11–18Ages
644Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
141217URN

Old Charlton Road, Dover, CT16 2QB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.3 above Kent median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

462 applications for 138 places · 46th of 103 in Kent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

33.7of 90

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

93rd of 100 in Kent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

3.4applications per place, Year 7

0.3 above Kent median (3.1) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

462 applications · 138 places offered · 136 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; Kent median median 3.1
2025 3.4; Kent median median 3.0
2024 3.2; Kent median median 3.2
2023 3.3; Kent median median 3.2
2022 2.4; Kent median median 2.9
2021 3.5; Kent median median 3.6
2020 3.1; Kent median median 3.1
2019 2.6; Kent median median 2.9
2018 2.6; Kent median median 3.1
2017 2.5; Kent median median 3.0
2016 3.2; Kent median median 3.3; as the previous school
2015 3.8; Kent median median 3.2; as the previous school
2014 3.9; Kent median median 3.1; as the previous school

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as St Edmund's Catholic School (URN 118912), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	138	462	3.4	136	0.99
Sep 2025	143	490	3.4	145	1.01
Sep 2024	149	471	3.2	150	1.01
Sep 2023	140	463	3.3	153	1.09
Sep 2022	138	325	2.4	116	0.84
Sep 2021	118	415	3.5	98	0.83
Sep 2020	125	383	3.1	139	1.11
Sep 2019	120	308	2.6	98	0.82
Sep 2018	104	271	2.6	88	0.85
Sep 2017	115	287	2.5	82	0.71
Sep 2016 *	103	327	3.2	74	0.72
Sep 2015 *	80	305	3.8	66	0.83
Sep 2014 *	64	248	3.9	48	0.75

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

105 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)33.793rd of 100 in Kent

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths18%92nd of 100 in Kent

Kent 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths34%

Kent 60% England 66%

This school
Kent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.15

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	105	33.7	18%	34%	–
2024/25	110	39.0	34%	58%	–
2023/24	102	38.1	30%	55%	−0.15
2022/23	90	37.2	33%	50%	−0.26

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

St Edmund's Catholic SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.4applications per place 33.7Attainment 8
Dover Grammar School for Girls
0.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 56.7Attainment 8 Selective
Duke of York's Royal Military School
1.5 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place 58.9Attainment 8
Dover Grammar School for Boys
1.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 63.1Attainment 8 Selective
Dover Christ Church Academy
1.7 km · Kent

2026

2.7applications per place 35.8Attainment 8
Astor Secondary School
1.7 km · Kent

2026

1.9applications per place 30.3Attainment 8
Goodwin Academy
10.6 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 30.7Attainment 8
Folkestone Academy
11.0 km · Kent

2026

2.6applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
The Harvey Grammar School
11.9 km · Kent

Remains Outstanding2022

2.4applications per place 65.2Attainment 8 Selective

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 141217 · 886/4013
Trust: Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 600 pupils · 644 on roll
Free school meals: 43.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2016
Replaced: St Edmund's Catholic School (URN 118912)
Address: Old Charlton Road, Dover, CT16 2QB
Local authority: Kent · Dover

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources