Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School, Dover

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School we inspire, motivate and challenge pupils, establishing a safe and stimulating environment, rooted in mutual respect. We set goals that stretch and challenge children of all backgrounds and abilities and demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour which we expect."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £2.00 per day.

For September 2026 entry, 41 families put Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 42 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School are Barton Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 79% maths); Green Park Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 52% reading, 57% maths); Charlton Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 55% reading, 55% maths); and White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths).

Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School is one of 4 schools run by Samphire Star Education Trust, an academy trust.

35 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 88% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (86%).

35.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 40 pupils (29%) received SEN support and 2 (1.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Dover Priory Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Buckland Bridge (ne-bound), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 317 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School issued 2 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School are St Edmund's Catholic School (0.5 miles), Dover Grammar School for Girls (0.6 miles), Dover Grammar School for Boys (0.8 miles) and Dover Christ Church Academy (0.8 miles).