# Duke of York's Royal Military School

Duke of York's Royal Military School is a secondary school in Dover, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 470 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E136177. [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 470
- Council: Dover
- URN: 136177

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), February 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- 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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Duke of York's Royal Military School was 58.9, against 42.0 in Dover and 46.2 in England.
70.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Dover | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 58.9 | 42.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 70.4% | 39.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87.7% | 55.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 81 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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.

- [Guston Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/guston-church-of-england-primary-school-e152387): 570 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2021
- [St Edmund's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmunds-catholic-school-e141217): 1.5 km. Secondary. Good (overall), July 2022. Attainment 8 of 33.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Richard's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-richards-catholic-primary-school-e141497): 1.5 km. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Charlton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charlton-church-of-england-primary-school-e141659): 1.6 km. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Dover Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dover-grammar-school-for-girls-e118806): 1.7 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 56.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Barton Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barton-junior-school-e138169): 1.8 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/136177)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136177)

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