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Vale View Community School

Academy converter · Dover · CT17 9NP

Ages 2–11 · 222 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

31%

Overall absence

7.7%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-04-26

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)31%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
97.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.4%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
5.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
177

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill106%

222 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
222
Boys / girls
113 / 109
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
222 / 210 (106%)
Free school meals
64.4%
FSM pupils
143
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: WHINLESS DOWN ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
WHINLESS DOWN ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Sprigmore

Location

Address
Vale View Road, Elms Vale
Postcode
CT17 9NP
Town
Dover
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Dover
Constituency
Dover and Deal
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Dover, Kent, 222 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 64.4%.

Open schools in Dover
33
Primary schools in Dover
22
Academies among open schools in Dover
42% (14)
Open schools in CT17
10
Primary in CT17
6
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in DoverNear CT17

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Sprigmore
Telephone
01304202821
Website
www.vale-view.kent.sch.uk

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