Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School in Dover

Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Dover. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Laureston Place, Dover

School Information

Address:	Laureston Place, Dover, CT16 1QX
Website:	www.st-marys-dover.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone:	01304206887
School Type:	Voluntary aided school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Kent
Headteacher / Principal:	Ms Helen Comfort
Religious character:	Church of England
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	118748

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	210
Number of Pupils:	158
Number of Boys:	75
Number of Girls:	83

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	5.6%	4%
Persistent absence:	20.5%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.9 to -0.3

Writing

Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -4 to 0.2

Maths

N/A: -2 Confidence interval -4 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	69%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	0%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	102
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	104
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Laureston Place , CT16 1QX	3out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Richard's Catholic Primary School Castle Avenue , CT16 1EZ	3out of 4	817 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Charlton Church of England Primary School Barton Road , CT16 2LX	3out of 4	1,204 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Barton Junior School Barton Road , CT16 2ND	3out of 4	1,410 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Priory Fields School Astor Avenue , CT17 0FS	3out of 4	1,503 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dover Grammar School for Girls Frith Road , CT16 2PZ	4out of 4	1,096 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
St Edmund's Catholic School Old Charlton Road , CT16 2QB	2out of 4	1,283 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Duke of York's Royal Military School Duke of York's Royal Military School , CT15 5EQ	3out of 4	2,020 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dover Grammar School for Boys Astor Avenue , CT17 0DQ	3out of 4	2,093 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
Astor Secondary School Astor Avenue , CT17 0AS	2out of 4	2,193 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dover College Effingham Crescent , CT17 9RH	- not rated	752 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elms School Elms Vale Road , CT17 9PS	3out of 4	3,114 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolLaureston Place, Dover