White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School, Dover

In its own words: "White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School offers a vibrant and inspiring environment for both learning and working, placing children firmly at the centre of all that we do. We celebrate our diversity and individual interests, and are dedicated to working diligently, upholding good behaviour, and supporting one another."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 83% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 36 families put White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School are Priory Fields School (0.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 63% maths); Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Outstanding); St Martin's School (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 77% maths); and Vale View Community School (0.6 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths).

White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School is one of 4 schools run by Samphire Star Education Trust, an academy trust.

54.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

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

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beaufoy Road (o/s 34), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood White Cliffs Primary 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 312 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, White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School issued 3 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School are Dover Grammar School for Boys (0.3 miles), Astor Secondary School (0.4 miles), Dover Grammar School for Girls (0.8 miles) and St Edmund's Catholic School (0.9 miles).