St Richard's Catholic 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 21/05/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Castle Avenue, Dover

School Information

Address: Castle Avenue, Dover, CT16 1EZ
Website: http://www.st-richards.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01304201118
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Colin Taylor
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141497

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 203
Number of Boys: 87
Number of Girls: 116

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -5.5 to -1
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -5.6 to -1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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
St Richard's Catholic Primary School
Castle Avenue , CT16 1EZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Charlton Church of England Primary School
Barton Road , CT16 2LX 		3out of 4 402 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Barton Junior School
Barton Road , CT16 2ND 		3out of 4 635 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Laureston Place , CT16 1QX 		3out of 4 817 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Guston Church of England Primary School
Burgoyne Heights , Guston CT15 5LR 		3out of 4 1,070 yd Voluntary controlled school 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 4 319 yd Community school No Girls More About School
St Edmund's Catholic School
Old Charlton Road , CT16 2QB 		2out of 4 467 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 1,676 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dover Grammar School for Boys
Astor Avenue , CT17 0DQ 		3out of 4 1,701 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Astor Secondary School
Astor Avenue , CT17 0AS 		2out of 4 1,864 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 686 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Elms School
Elms Vale Road , CT17 9PS 		3out of 4 2,804 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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