River Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Dover, Kent
River Primary School is a primary school in Dover, Kent for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 January 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Lewisham Road, River, Dover, CT17 0PP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 384 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils love their inclusive and friendly school.”
- “They appreciate their teachers and know that all staff are there to help them.”
- “Pupils are proud to be a part of the River Primary School community.”
To improve
- “Pupils in some classes find it harder to settle down to work and maintain concentration.”
- “They sometimes chat during lessons, which is distracting for others.”
- “Other areas of the English curriculum are less cohesively planned.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 62% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 57 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 54 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Kent published it, drawn on the map
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
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- Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Whitfield Aspen School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barton Junior School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- St Martin's School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Priory Fields School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published