River Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Dover, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.185 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
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 2023 to 2026 entry.
River Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.185 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2023, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 57 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 54 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 4th highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lewisham Road, River, Dover, CT17 0PP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- 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.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Green Park Community Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- 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