This schoolOther primary schools in Kent
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 20 June 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Priory Fields School, URN 118391
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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 entry60 applications · 32 places offered · 32 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
- 2025 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
- 2024 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
- 2023 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
- 2022 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
- 2021 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
- 2020 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
- 2019 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
- 2018 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
- 2017 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
- 2016 1.6; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.4; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2014 1.6; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Kent median
Dashed bars: as Priory Fields School (URN 118391), 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 | 32 | 60 | 1.9 | 32 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 38 | 75 | 2.0 | 36 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 | 36 | 67 | 1.9 | 36 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 33 | 71 | 2.2 | 33 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 40 | 65 | 1.6 | 40 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 40 | 69 | 1.7 | 36 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2020 | 42 | 64 | 1.5 | 34 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2019 | 55 | 86 | 1.6 | 48 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2018 | 39 | 59 | 1.5 | 36 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2017 | 55 | 76 | 1.4 | 46 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2016 * | 60 | 96 | 1.6 | 54 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2015 * | 58 | 79 | 1.4 | 43 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2014 * | 55 | 88 | 1.6 | 44 | 0.80 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 63% · Writing 65% · Maths 63% → all three 53% 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 | 53% | 2% | 103 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 24% | 0% | 100 | 98 |
| 2022/23 | 51% | 0% | 101 | 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
- Priory Fields SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · KentGood20222.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · KentRemains Good20241.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · KentGood20242.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · KentRemains Good202466%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · KentRemains Good20232.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · KentRemains Good20222.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · KentStandards maintained20251.9applications per place
- 1.4 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 143073 · 886/2309
- Trust
- Whinless Down Academy Trust
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 319 on roll
- Free school meals
- 64.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2016
- Replaced
- Priory Fields School (URN 118391)
- Address
- Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0FS
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources