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EnglandSouth EastDoverCT17 0LBWhite Cliffs Primary and Nursery School
Primary

White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School

Primary

Dover · Dover · CT17 0LB http://www.whitecliffsprimary.com

Pupils
288
cap. 360
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
288
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
288
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
57%
-14pp
71%59%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
0%
-3pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
52%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
288
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
72%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
24%

Contact

Address
St Radigund's Road, Dover, CT17 0LB
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2557%0%67%31%67%2%67%33%74%52%104.0105.0102.021%288
2023/2471%3%83%46%71%6%80%34%77%71%109.0106.0104.017%281
2022/2346%0%55%9%64%0%70%13%73%54%100.0102.0100.0-4.10-1.40-1.7018%315
2018/1962%10%69%24%76%10%90%34%72%86%104.0107.0106.0-0.60-1.50+1.5011%309
2017/1848%4%56%20%76%24%72%8%88%68%102.0102.0101.0-0.40+2.00+0.2012%283
2016/1750%8%63%17%92%29%67%13%83%71%103.0102.0104.0-3.90+0.80-4.4013%262

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
2024/2528821.121%10%72%8%24%
2023/2428116.817%11%71%7%21%
2022/2331519.418%11%67%9%28%
2021/2233720.720%10%67%7%25%
2020/2132618.918%12%60%
2018/1930918.211%14%53%4%8%
2017/1828318.912%16%50%4%10%
2016/1726220.213%12%53%4%8%

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