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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 October 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 20 May 2014Graded inspection: Good · as St Richard's Catholic Primary School, URN 118771
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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 entry66 applications · 26 places offered · 25 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
- 2025 2.1; Kent median median 2.3
- 2024 2.4; Kent median median 2.4
- 2023 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
- 2022 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
- 2021 2.6; Kent median median 2.2
- 2020 2.0; Kent median median 2.2
- 2019 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
- 2018 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
- 2017 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
- 2016 2.7; Kent median median 2.5
- 2015 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
- 2014 1.7; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Kent median
Dashed bars: as St Richard's Catholic Primary School (URN 118771), the previous school.
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 | 26 | 66 | 2.5 | 25 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 22 | 45 | 2.1 | 20 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 72 | 2.4 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 28 | 57 | 2.0 | 27 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2022 | 20 | 47 | 2.4 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 16 | 41 | 2.6 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 25 | 49 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 | 29 | 61 | 2.1 | 28 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 66 | 2.2 | 41 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2017 | 19 | 42 | 2.2 | 13 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2016 | 30 | 81 | 2.7 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2015 | 26 | 64 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2014 * | 28 | 47 | 1.7 | 22 | 0.79 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 77% · Writing 72% · Maths 67% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Kent median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 69% | 0% | 105 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 12% | 0% | 98 | 94 |
| 2022/23 | 43% | 7% | 105 | 102 |
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 Richard's Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · KentRemains Good20232.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · KentRemains Good202466%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · KentRemains Good2021
- 1.1 km · KentRemains Good20241.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · KentStandards maintained20251.9applications per place
- 1.5 km · KentGood20222.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · KentGood20242.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 141497 · 886/3740
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 191 on roll
- Free school meals
- 32.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 October 2014
- Replaced
- St Richard's Catholic Primary School (URN 118771)
- Address
- Castle Avenue, Dover, CT16 1EZ
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources