Schools in Dover[1]

Local authority district E07000108 · 62 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 69 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 15 (22%)[4]
second 20%: 19 (28%)[4]
middle 20%: 21 (30%)[4]
fourth 20%: 12 (17%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 2 (3%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

Grammar schools (3)

School	Ages	Headline results
Dover Grammar School for Boys	11–18[2]	A8 63 2025/26[5] AL C- 2024/25[6]
Dover Grammar School for Girls	11–18[2]	A8 57 2025/26[5] AL B- 2024/25[6]
Sir Roger Manwood's School	11–18[2]	A8 59 2025/26[5] AL B- 2024/25[6]

Secondary schools (6)

School	Ages	Headline results
Astor Secondary School	11–18[2]	A8 30 2025/26[5] AL D+ 2024/25[6]
Dover Christ Church Academy	11–18[2]	A8 36 2025/26[5]
Duke of York's Royal Military School	11–18[2]	A8 59 2025/26[5] AL C+ 2024/25[6]
Goodwin Academy	11–18[2]	A8 31 2025/26[5] AL D 2024/25[6]
Sandwich Technology School	11–19[2]	A8 30 2025/26[5] AL C- 2024/25[6]
St Edmund's Catholic School	11–18[2]	A8 34 2025/26[5]

Primary schools (41)

School	Ages	Headline results
Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 54% 2024/25[7]
Aycliffe Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 46% 2024/25[7]
Aylesham Primary School	4–11[2]
Barton Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[7]
Capel-le-Ferne Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[7]
Charlton Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 45% 2024/25[7]
Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[7]
Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 35% 2024/25[7]
Eastry Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[7]
Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[7]
Goodnestone Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 33% 2024/25[7]
Green Park Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 35% 2024/25[7]
Guston Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]
Hornbeam Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[7]
Kingsdown and Ringwould Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 82% 2024/25[7]
Langdon Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[7]
Lydden Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[7]
Nonington Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 0% 2024/25[7]
Northbourne Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[7]
Preston Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[7]
Priory Fields School	4–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[7]
River Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[7]
Sandown School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[7]
Sandwich Infant School	5–7[2]
Sandwich Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[7]
Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School	3–7[2]
Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 82% 2024/25[7]
Sholden Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[7]
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham	4–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[7]
St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[7]
St Martin's School	4–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[7]
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[7]
St Richard's Catholic Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[7]
Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 81% 2024/25[7]
The Downs Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 48% 2024/25[7]
Vale View Community School	2–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[7]
Warden House Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 42% 2024/25[7]
White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School	2–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[7]
Whitfield Aspen School	4–11[2]	KS2 46% 2024/25[7]
Wingham Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[7]
Worth Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 14% 2024/25[7]

Independent schools (4)

School	Ages	Headline results
Beech Grove School	4–19[2]
Dover College	2–18[2]	AL C- 2024/25[6]
Northbourne Park School	2–14[2]
St Faith's At Ash School Limited	2–11[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (8)

School	Ages	Headline results
Brewood Secondary School	11–18[2]
Elms School	5–16[2]
Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary	10–19[2]
Life Skills Manor	10–18[2]
Portal House School	11–16[2]
Ripplevale School	6–19[2]
The Davenport School	5–12[2]
The Sallygate School	8–17[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.