Nonington Church of England Primary School, Dover

Requires Improvement
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~1.2km)Possible (~1.7km)Unlikely (~2.2km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Victoria Solly
Pupils:45 / 86 capacity
LA:Kent
Phone:01304840348
Address:Church Street, Nonington, Dover, CT15 4LB
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 8 October 2024View full report
URN:118688
UKPRN:10078869
Diocese:Diocese of Canterbury
Constituency:Dover and Deal
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its April 2022 inspection — unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

46.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

14 responses
Would recommend86%
Child is happy93%
Well taught100%
Good progress64%
Feels safe93%
Well behaved86%
Bullying dealt with21%
Kept informed79%
Handles concerns64%
Wider development93%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-33ppMathsWriting-33pp

Reading has declined from 50% to 17%. Maths has remained stable at around 17%. Writing has declined from 33% to 0%.

Class Sizes

19.3

Avg class size

3

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Snowdown Rail Station
1.3km · 21 min walk

Bus Stops

The Royal Oak (adj)
536m · 9 min walk
Telephone Exchange (opp)
656m · 11 min walk
Village Hall (opp)
765m · 12 min walk
Railway Station (opp)
1.2km · 20 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

52%

Available places

45 pupils

86 capacity

41 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Dover

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,703
Projected new pupils:426

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Dover

Admissions Demand - Kent

Low demand0.86x oversubscription

Places available

19,144

Applications

16,524

Got 1st preference

90.6%

Got preferred school

98.5%

Primary admissions across Kent (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

8 October 2024
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
20 April 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
12 June 2018
Requires ImprovementReport
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

12.9655%

Overall absence

46.15385%

Persistent absence

52

Enrolments

Authorised7.21649%
Unauthorised5.749%
Persistent (10%+)46.15385%
Severe (50%+)3.84615%

Absence trend

4.61903%
18/19
5.82152%
20/21
8.81824%
21/22
7.56406%
22/23
10.42748%
23/24
12.9655%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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