Overall Oxbridge
#627
4 ranked schools · +287 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
20
Offers
6
Offer rate30.0%
+7.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
A port town shaped by tides and cross-Channel traffic, Dover is home to around 31,000 residents on the southeast Kent coast, where the Strait of Dover narrows to just twenty-one miles between England and France. The White Cliffs form the area's most recognisable landmark, and the Port of Dover, named like the town for the River Dour that runs through the centre, has defined local life since the Roman era.
Eythorne and Priory are among the school-competitive corners of the district, drawing families in pursuit of state-school places at both primary and secondary level. Temple Ewell and Shepherdswell lie in the quieter rural hinterland to the northwest. Southeastern high-speed services reach Canterbury in around twenty minutes.
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Area Performance
Across 37 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.21/10, -0.24 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Dover schools
Dover vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Dover schools
top 60% of 14,978
top 60% of 14,978
top 53% of 3,862
top 53% of 3,862
top 63% of 2,555
top 63% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
4 ranked schools · +287 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
20
Offers
6
Oxford
2 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
10
Offers
0
Cambridge
4 ranked schools · +432 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
10
Offers
6
2026
Dover
2026
Dover
2026
Dover
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