Dover Christ Church Academy is a secondary school located in Dover. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 13/03/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.9%, which is 2.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Melbourne Avenue, Dover, CT16 2EG
Website: www.dccacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01304820126
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jamie MacLean
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136175

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 990
Number of Pupils: 832
Number of Boys: 433
Number of Girls: 399

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 21% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.94 Confidence interval -1.19 to -0.69
Of the 102 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 102 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:4%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:7%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:30.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.37
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Green Park Community Primary School
The Linces , Buckland CT16 2BN 		4out of 4 579 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Whitfield Aspen School
Mayfield Road , Whitfield CT16 3LJ 		3out of 4 1,293 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School
Heathfield Avenue , CT16 2PB 		4out of 4 1,361 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Barton Junior School
Barton Road , CT16 2ND 		3out of 4 1,792 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Charlton Church of England Primary School
Barton Road , CT16 2LX 		3out of 4 1,893 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dover Christ Church Academy
Melbourne Avenue , Whitfield CT16 2EG 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic School
Old Charlton Road , CT16 2QB 		2out of 4 1,764 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Dover Grammar School for Girls
Frith Road , CT16 2PZ 		4out of 4 2,017 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Duke of York's Royal Military School
Duke of York's Royal Military School , CT15 5EQ 		3out of 4 2,116 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dover Grammar School for Boys
Astor Avenue , CT17 0DQ 		3out of 4 2,701 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sallygate School
Channels & Choices , Kearsney Manor CT16 3EQ 		- not rated 2,206 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dover College
Effingham Crescent , CT17 9RH 		- not rated 2,742 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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