# Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Dover, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 161 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E118748. [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 161
- Council: Dover
- URN: 118748

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 July 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 35% of pupils at Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Dover College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dover-college-e118940): 690 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Richard's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-richards-catholic-primary-school-e141497): 750 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Dover Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dover-grammar-school-for-girls-e118806): 1 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 56.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Charlton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charlton-church-of-england-primary-school-e141659): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Edmund's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmunds-catholic-school-e141217): 1.2 km. Secondary. Good (overall), July 2022. Attainment 8 of 33.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Barton Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barton-junior-school-e138169): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/118748)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/118748)

## How to cite

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