Dover Christ Church Academy

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Dover and DealConstituency

CT16 2EGPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Dover Christ Church Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 761 pupils. Dover Christ Church Academy is part of Turner Schools.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 30.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 8.3%
EBacc average point score: 2.35

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

761

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 761
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Turner Schools

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.