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Schools in Dover Town Centre

Compare inspection, performance, admissions and pupil data for schools around your home.

Search primary and secondary schools near your postcode. Data availability varies by school.

Schools in Dover Town Centre

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Our records show 6 primary and 3 secondary schools within the Dover Town Centre boundary. There are 8 schools in total, including 7 state-funded and 1 independent schools. All-through schools may appear in both lists.

Admissions criteria vary by school and may include distance, siblings, faith or selection. Check current arrangements with the school or local authority. Historic offer distances do not guarantee a place.

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Primary schools

3

Secondary schools

Inspection overview

Our summary of the latest recorded inspection evidence for the 3 schools with comparable Ofsted inspection ratings.

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Percentages cover rated schools only and may not total 100% due to rounding. Assessed inspection evidence dates from Jul 2022 to Jul 2025. Findings describe the school at the time of inspection.

How we group inspection findings

These are GetAgent ratings, based off official Ofsted grades. Ofsted introduced an updated inspection framework in November 2025, with report cards that grade individual areas on a new scale without giving an overall grade. Older reports use different grades, so schools inspected under different frameworks are harder to compare. We created our own summary measure to help parents make sense of these different results, using the criteria below. It should be read alongside the full inspection report.

Super School requires every applicable published judgement to be Good or Outstanding, with a majority Outstanding, under an older framework; or Strong standard or Exceptional, with a majority Exceptional, under the renewed framework.

Good School requires every applicable published judgement to be Good or Outstanding under an older framework, or Expected standard, Strong standard or Exceptional under the renewed framework. Super Schools are counted in their own group. These frameworks are not directly equivalent.

The remaining rated schools are GetAgent Needs Improvement Schools: a lower judgement, safeguarding failure or a newer inspection flagging concerns takes precedence. A newer inspection confirming maintained standards can retain the earlier detailed findings.

Positive ratings require complete core judgements and confirmed safeguarding. Schools without enough comparable information, including predecessor-school evidence and other inspectorates, are unrated and excluded from percentages. Missing information is not a negative judgement. Read each school's dated report before deciding.

Primary schools in Dover Town Centre

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SchoolLatest inspectionHistoric offer distanceTypePupils

Barton Road, Dover, CT16 2LX

Good

2.0 km

State

206

Effingham Crescent, Dover, CT17 9RH

Not available

Not available

Independent

242

Barton Road, Dover, CT16 2ND

Good

Not available

State

202

Castle Avenue, Dover, CT16 1EZ

Good

Not available

State

191

Laureston Place, Dover, CT16 1QX

Good in all 5 assessed areas

Not available

State

161

Burgoyne Heights, Guston, Dover, CT15 5LR

Good

Not available

State

133

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Secondary schools in Dover Town Centre

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SchoolLatest inspectionHistoric offer distanceTypePupils

Old Charlton Road, Dover, CT16 2QB

Good

1.7 km

State

644

Frith Road, Dover, CT16 2PZ

Good in all 5 assessed areas

11.8 km

State

847

Effingham Crescent, Dover, CT17 9RH

Not available

Not available

Independent

242

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Schools in Dover Town Centre: your questions answered

Admissions, inspection reports and choosing the right school for your child.

A school appearing on this Dover Town Centre page does not mean your child is guaranteed a place. Offers depend on the entry year, available places and the school's admission criteria, which can include distance, siblings, faith or selection. Start with a postcode search, compare the published admissions evidence, then check the current arrangements with the school or local authority.

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