1
Kingsdown and Ringwould Church of England Primary School
Deal • Kent • CT14 8DD
1
10 Jul 2023
Top 10 Primary schools in Dover
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2016)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Dover. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
41
Outstanding
8
Good
30
Median inspection year
2016
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 21% · G: 77% · RI: 3% · I: 0%
2
Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School
Dover • Kent • CT15 4AN
1
7 Feb 2023
3
Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School
Dover • Kent • CT16 2PB
1
13 Jun 2019
4
Green Park Community Primary School
Dover • Kent • CT16 2BN
1
27 Feb 2017
5
Sandwich Junior School
Sandwich • Kent • CT13 0AS
1
21 Jul 2016
6
St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Primary School
Dover • Kent • CT15 6SS
1
7 Sep 2015
7
Warden House Primary School
Deal • Kent • CT14 9SF
1
7 Jan 2015
8
River Primary School
Dover • Kent • CT17 0PP
1
17 Dec 2013
9
Goodnestone Church of England Primary School
Canterbury • Kent • CT3 1PQ
2
8 Sep 2024
10
White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School
Dover • Kent • CT17 0LB
2
23 Jun 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Worth Primary School 2 • Mar 2024
- The Downs Church of England Primary School 2 • Oct 2023
- Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School 2 • Sep 2023
- Sholden Church of England Primary School 2 • Jul 2023
- Eastry Church of England Primary School 2 • Jul 2023
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- Vale View Community School 2 • Jun 2022
- Capel-le-Ferne Primary School 2 • May 2022
- Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School 2 • Nov 2021
- Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School 2 • Oct 2019