Vale View Community School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Dover, Kent
Vale View Community School is a primary school in Dover, Kent for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2022. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Vale View Road, Elms Vale, Dover, CT17 9NP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 222 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 64.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 26 April 2022
Strengths
- “Vale View Community School is a welcoming and supportive place for pupils and their families.”
- “The school is a calm, caring community where pupils get on well together at work and at play.”
- “They value the friendships they make at school.”
To improve
- “Before the school joined the multi-academy trust, there had been a concerning decline in its performance.”
- “The impact of the hard work everyone does is not always clearly identified.”
- “Senior leaders need to show that initiatives for improvement are making a difference for different groups of pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2022 (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) | 60% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 13 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.
- Priory Fields School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Martin's School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Barton Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Charlton Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Aycliffe Community Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Richard's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published