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River Primary School

Primary

Dover · Dover · CT17 0PP www.river.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
384
cap. 427
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
7 Jan 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

6 reports
28 Nov 2013
Full inspectionOutstanding
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9 Jan 2012
Interim assessment
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12 Feb 2009
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Dover. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
62%
-5pp
LA
63%
England
63%
73%67%60%
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RWM higher
3%
-8pp
LA
10%
England
8%
14%9%3%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
66%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
10%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
394
cap. 427
428411394
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Pupil : teacher ratio
19.7
LA AVG 20.68:1
20.319.518.7
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EAL
5%
LA AVG 13.81%
5%3%2%
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FSM eligible
22%
LA AVG 27.09%
22%17%11%
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SEN
20%
LA AVG 17.42%
20%17%14%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%4%3%
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Persistent absence
8%
LA
15%
England
13%
14%8%2%
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Overview

AddressLewisham Road, River, Dover, CT17 0PP
Telephone01304822516
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.7:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6545 spend / pupil£6531 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2562%3%394
2023/2467%11%408
2022/2360%3%-1.50-1.80-2.20413
2018/1973%13%+0.50+2.30+0.30424
2017/1866%14%-0.10+1.40-1.30428
2016/1766%7%+0.60+2.40-1.10427
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2587%34%75%15%70%15%95%66%107.0102.0103.020%
2023/2480%38%72%15%70%21%85%69%107.0104.0104.018%
2022/2379%21%79%6%69%15%76%73%105.0103.0103.020%
2018/1980%27%93%28%82%30%97%75%105.0105.0105.014%
2017/1880%27%85%29%73%22%92%76%106.0104.0106.016%
2016/1777%31%95%21%75%11%98%80%105.0103.0106.015%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2539419.720%5%22%4%8%
2023/2440819.818%3%22%5%11%
2022/2341320.120%3%18%6%14%
2021/2241520.318%3%17%6%14%
2020/2141318.914%3%17%
2018/1942418.714%3%13%3%5%
2017/1842820.216%2%11%3%5%
2016/1742719.515%2%12%3%2%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.