Guston 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 01/03/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Burgoyne Heights, Dover, CT15 5LR
Website: www.guston.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01304206847
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Deby Day
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 118687

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/03/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 180
Number of Pupils: 156
Number of Boys: 85
Number of Girls: 71

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -4.3 to 1.7
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3.7 to 1.9
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -2.7 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Guston Church of England Primary School
Burgoyne Heights , Guston CT15 5LR 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Richard's Catholic Primary School
Castle Avenue , CT16 1EZ 		3out of 4 1,070 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Charlton Church of England Primary School
Barton Road , CT16 2LX 		3out of 4 1,149 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Barton Junior School
Barton Road , CT16 2ND 		3out of 4 1,334 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Laureston Place , CT16 1QX 		3out of 4 1,535 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Duke of York's Royal Military School
Duke of York's Royal Military School , CT15 5EQ 		3out of 4 618 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic School
Old Charlton Road , CT16 2QB 		2out of 4 1,002 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Dover Grammar School for Girls
Frith Road , CT16 2PZ 		4out of 4 1,197 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Dover Christ Church Academy
Melbourne Avenue , Whitfield CT16 2EG 		2out of 4 1,899 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dover Grammar School for Boys
Astor Avenue , CT17 0DQ 		3out of 4 2,647 yd Foundation school No Boys 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 1,746 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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