St Richard's Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt Richard's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Dover, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 191 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, October 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 6 October 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 69% of pupils at St Richard's Catholic 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 | 69% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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
In a straight line- Dover Grammar School for GirlsSecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 56.7 (2025/26, provisional)290 m
- Charlton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2023. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)370 m
- St Edmund's Catholic SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), July 2022. Attainment 8 of 33.7 (2025/26, provisional)430 m
- Barton Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- Dover CollegeIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file630 m
- Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)750 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Dover
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).