White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Dover, Kent
White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Dover, Kent for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- St Radigund's Road, Dover, CT17 0LB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 277 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils develop high aspirations at this caring school.”
- “They learn how to express their opinions confidently and know that staff will listen to them.”
- “Teachers encourage pupils to have high ambitions and help them to meet them.”
To improve
- “Teachers’ checks of pupils’ knowledge are not always effective.”
- “However, in some wider curriculum subjects, pupils’ knowledge is not checked carefully enough.”
- “As a result, gaps in knowledge are not identified consistently well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2024 (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) | 57% | 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: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
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- St Martin's School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Vale View Community School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Barton Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Charlton Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Green Park Community Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Richard's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published