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32 fields differ · 4 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Dover College | Dover Grammar School for Girls | Priory Fields School | St Richard's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | Yes | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Dover College | Dover Grammar School for Girls | Priory Fields School | St Richard's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Dover, CT17 9RH | Dover, CT16 2PZ | Dover, CT17 0FS | Dover, CT16 1EZ |
| School typediffers | Other independent school | Community school | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | — | Secondary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 2–18 | 11–18 | 4–11 | 4–11 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Girls | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Not judged | School remains Good | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 18.6 | 59.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | 0.2 | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 0% | 72% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 0% | 95% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 0% | 86% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 1.5 | 5.7 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 24% | 12% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 7.6% | 8.2% | 5.4% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 22.6% | 27.8% | 15.7% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 2.1% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.19 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 166 | 36 | 30 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 140 | 36 | 30 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 242 | 847 | 319 | 191 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 242 / 478 (51%) | 847 / 885 (96%) | 319 / 420 (76%) | 191 / 210 (91%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 20.3% | 64.9% | 32.5% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | Selective | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Phil Tattersall-King | Mr Daniel Quinn | Miss Casey Hall | Mr Colin Taylor |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Archdiocese of Southwark |
| Constituency | Dover and Deal | Dover and Deal | Dover and Deal | Dover and Deal |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | — | Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Independent | Community school | Academy trust: WHINLESS DOWN ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | WHINLESS DOWN ACADEMY TRUST | KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | Boarding school | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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