This schoolOther primary schools in Kent
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 27 March 2014Graded inspection: Good · as St Martin's School, URN 118394
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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 entry53 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
- 2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
- 2024 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
- 2023 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
- 2022 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
- 2021 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
- 2020 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
- 2019 2.7; Kent median median 2.1
- 2018 2.7; Kent median median 2.1
- 2017 2.5; Kent median median 2.2
- 2016 3.5; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2015 3.2; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2014 2.0; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Kent median
Dashed bars: as St Martin's School (URN 118394), 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 | 30 | 53 | 1.8 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2025 | 26 | 56 | 2.2 | 25 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2024 | 24 | 50 | 2.1 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 22 | 49 | 2.2 | 19 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 57 | 1.9 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 57 | 1.9 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 67 | 2.2 | 38 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2019 | 30 | 82 | 2.7 | 42 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 80 | 2.7 | 41 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 75 | 2.5 | 35 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 106 | 3.5 | 47 | 1.57 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 96 | 3.2 | 44 | 1.47 |
| Sep 2014 * | 46 | 93 | 2.0 | 37 | 0.80 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 73% · Writing 80% · Maths 77% → all three 70% 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 | 70% | 13% | 105 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 4% | 105 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 64% | 4% | 106 | 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 Martin's SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · KentGood20222.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · KentRemains Good20241.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · KentGood20242.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · KentRemains Good20221.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · KentRemains Good202466%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · KentStandards maintained20251.9applications per place
- 1.8 km · KentRemains Good20232.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · KentRemains Good20222.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 143075 · 886/2313
- Trust
- Whinless Down Academy Trust
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 183 on roll
- Free school meals
- 29.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2016
- Replaced
- St Martin's School (URN 118394)
- Address
- Markland Road, Dover, CT17 9LY
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources