Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Jul 8 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
118748
Address
Laureston Place, CT16 1QX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
167 (78% of total capacity)
Boys
50.9%
Girls
49.1%
First language not English
43.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
60.5%
Persistent absence
32.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 46.7%
Mixed 12%
Other White 11.4%
Other 10.2%
Gypsy/Roma 6.6%
Unclassified 4.2%
Indian 3.6%
African 3.6%
Other Asian 1.8%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2.2
WritingAverage1
MathsAverage-1.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
16
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
15
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
15
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
21
15
6
Year 1
28
15
13
Year 2
26
11
15
Year 3
27
11
16
Year 4
23
12
11
Year 5
22
12
10
Year 6
20
9
11
Year 2024-2025