Whitfield Aspen School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Mayfield Road
Whitfield
Dover
Kent
CT16 3LJ
Phone 01304821526
Reference Number 118459

General Makeup

Number of pupils 610
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 57.21%
Girls: 42.79%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 38%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 17.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24.4
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 51 34 85
2 43 38 81
3 58 38 96
4 65 35 100
5 40 39 79
6 47 35 82

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.9%
White, Other 3.8%
Mixed, Other 3%
Asian, Other 1.3%
Indian 1%
Unclassified 1%
White & Asian 0.8%
African 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
Irish 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2025-03-03
Date Description Report
2025-01-14 School inspection School inspection
2019-09-11 School inspection School inspection
2016-01-14 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-06-25 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-09-16 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-12-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-06-25 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-10-11 Full inspection: Full inspection:
1999-11-29 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 46% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 1% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105 Unlock Unlock
Maths 103 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.4 Unlock Unlock
Writing -0.3 Unlock Unlock
Maths -0.4 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 27 1
Third Preference 23 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Green Park Community Primary School
The Linces, Buckland, Green Park Community Primary School, Dover, Kent, CT16 2BN
0.99 miles
Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School
3-4 Brookside, Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent, CT16 3DT
1.23 miles
River Primary School
Lewisham Road, River, Dover, Kent, CT17 0PP
1.3 miles
Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School
Heathfield Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT16 2PB
1.44 miles
Barton Junior School
Barton Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 2ND
1.74 miles
Guston Church of England Primary School
Burgoyne Heights, Guston, Dover, Kent, CT15 5LR
1.77 miles
Charlton Church of England Primary School
Barton Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 2LX
1.81 miles
White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School
St Radigund's Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 0LB
1.83 miles
St Richard's Catholic Primary School
Castle Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT16 1EZ
2 miles
Langdon Primary School
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2.04 miles
Priory Fields School
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2.21 miles
Lydden Primary School
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2.23 miles
Vale View Community School
Vale View Road, Elms Vale, Dover, Kent, CT17 9NP
2.41 miles
Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Laureston Place, Dover, Kent, CT16 1QX
2.45 miles
St Martin's School
Markland Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 9LY
2.46 miles
Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School
Coldred Road, Shepherdswell, Dover, Kent, CT15 7LH
3.09 miles
Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School
Adelaide Road, Eythorne, Dover, Kent, CT15 4AN
3.22 miles
Aycliffe Community Primary School
St David's Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT17 9HJ
3.26 miles
St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Primary School
Sea Street, St Margaret's-At-Cliffe, Dover, Kent, CT15 6SS
3.6 miles
Northbourne Church of England Primary School
Coldharbour Lane, Northbourne, Deal, Kent, CT14 0LP
4.36 miles
Name Distance
Dover Christ Church Academy
Melbourne Avenue, Dover, CT16 2EG
0.69 miles
The Sallygate School
Channels & Choices, Kearsney Manor, Alkham Road, Temple Ewell, Kent, CT16 3EQ
1.19 miles
St Edmund's Catholic School
Old Charlton Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 2QB
1.74 miles
Duke of York's Royal Military School
Duke of York's Royal Military School, Dover, Kent, CT15 5EQ
1.82 miles
Dover Grammar School for Girls
Frith Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 2PZ
1.88 miles
Dover Grammar School for Boys
Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT17 0DQ
2.14 miles
Astor Secondary School
Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT17 0AS
2.25 miles
Dover College
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2.28 miles
Elms School
Elms Vale Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 9PS
2.49 miles
Portal House School
Sea Street, St Margaret's-At-Cliffe, Dover, Kent, CT15 6SS
3.57 miles
Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary
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4.07 miles
Ripplevale School
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4.11 miles
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