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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Castlemount Secondary School | Dover Grammar School for Boys | Dover Grammar School for Girls | St Edmund's Catholic School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | Yes |
| Field | Castlemount Secondary School | Dover Grammar School for Boys | Dover Grammar School for Girls | St Edmund's Catholic School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Dover, CT16 1QT | Dover, CT17 0DQ | Dover, CT16 2PZ | Dover, CT16 2QB |
| School typediffers | Community school | Foundation school | Community school | Academy sponsor led |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–18 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Boys | Girls | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Not judged | Not judged | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 59.1 | 59.3 | 38.1 |
| Progress 8differs | — | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 80% | 72% | 30% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 94% | 95% | 55% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 68% | 86% | 29% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 5.3 | 5.7 | 3.3 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 6.6% | 7.6% | 9.4% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 17.8% | 22.6% | 28.9% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 1.0% | 2.1% | 3.2% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.13 (Balanced demand) | 1.19 (Balanced demand) | 1.01 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 174 | 166 | 150 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 154 | 140 | 149 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | — | 960 | 847 | 644 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 960 / 905 (106%) | 847 / 885 (96%) | 644 / 600 (107%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 21% | 20.3% | 43.5% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | Selective | Selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | — | Mr Philip Horstrup | Mr Daniel Quinn | Mrs Grainne Parsons |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Archdiocese of Southwark |
| Constituencydiffers | Dover | Dover and Deal | Dover and Deal | Dover and Deal |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | — | Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Supported by a trust | Community school | Academy trust: KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | — | KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP |
| Nurserydiffers | — | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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