Schools near Dover
Kent · 20 nearest schools
No schools in Dover itself
Dover has no schools of its own, so we've mapped the 20 closest, sorted by distance. In rural areas most children travel to a school in a neighbouring town or village - the ones below are your realistic options if you're moving to the area.
4
of 20 in & around Dover rated Good or Outstanding
Nearest schools to Dover (20)
- Priory Fields School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CT17 0FS · 0.7 km
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 63% expected (2025) - Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CT16 1QX · 0.7 km
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2022)KS2: 50% expected (2025) - St Richard's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CT16 1EZ · 0.8 km
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 72% expected (2025) - Dover Grammar School for Girls
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · CT16 2PZ · 0.9 km
Ofsted: Outstanding (2013)Attainment 8: 56.7 (2026)Grammar (11-plus)77% of first choices got in - Vale View Community School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · CT17 9NP · 0.9 km
Ofsted: Good (2022)KS2: 64% expected (2025) - Barton Junior School
Primary · Ages 7-11 · CT16 2ND · 1.0 km
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 81% expected (2025) - Charlton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CT16 2LX · 1.0 km
Ofsted: Good (2018)KS2: 55% expected (2025)90% of first choices got in - St Edmund's Catholic School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · CT16 2QB · 1.1 km
Ofsted: Good (2022)Attainment 8: 33.7 (2026)85% of first choices got in - Dover Grammar School for Boys
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · CT17 0DQ · 1.2 km
Ofsted: Good (2016)Attainment 8: 63.1 (2026)Grammar (11-plus)84% of first choices got in - St Martin's School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CT17 9LY · 1.3 km
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 75% expected (2025) - Astor Secondary School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · CT17 0AS · 1.3 km
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)New report cardAttainment 8: 30.3 (2026) - White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · CT17 0LB · 1.5 km
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 67% expected (2025)83% of first choices got in - Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Ages 3-7 · CT16 2PB · 1.6 km
Ofsted: Outstanding (2019) - Guston Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CT15 5LR · 1.8 km
- Aycliffe Community Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CT17 9HJ · 2.1 km
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 62% expected (2025) - Green Park Community Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · CT16 2BN · 2.2 km
Ofsted: Outstanding (2017)KS2: 55% expected (2025) - Duke of York's Royal Military School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · CT15 5EQ · 2.3 km
Ofsted: Good (2023)Attainment 8: 58.9 (2026)90% of first choices got in - Dover Christ Church Academy
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · CT16 2EG · 2.8 km
Ofsted report cardAttainment 8: 35.8 (2026)85% of first choices got in