Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

dover-st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Dover and DealConstituency

CT16 1QXPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Kent, South East.

It currently serves 161 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 60%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

61%

Asian

Black

Mixed

13%

Any other group

11%

Unclassified

Pupils

161

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

60%

England average

27%

First language not English

43%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 161
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Sept 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
8 Feb 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
10 Jan 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.