Secondary
Astor Secondary School
Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0AS
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 732 of 1230 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
10%
27.9
6th of 6 by our score, among the secondary schools in Dover we can score - 7 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 27.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 2.31 |
| Entered the EBacc | 9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 22% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 10% |
| A level average points per entry | 22.81 |
| A level students | 32 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 18% |
| 22/23 | 9% |
| 23/24 | 9% |
| 24/25 | 10% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 20.6 |
| 22/23 | 23.6 |
| 23/24 | 20.4 |
| 24/25 | 22.8 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -1.20 |
| 22/23 | -1.37 |
| 23/24 | -1.04 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 31.9 |
| 22/23 | 26.8 |
| 23/24 | 28.6 |
| 24/25 | 27.9 |
Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0AS
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Kent admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Lee Kane
- Address
- Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0AS
- Telephone
- 01304201151