Astor Secondary School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Astor Avenue
Dover
Kent
CT17 0AS
Phone 01304201151
Reference Number 138167

General Makeup

Number of pupils 770
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.75%
Girls: 53.25%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 61.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 16.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 17.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 62 53 115
8 74 69 143
9 64 76 140
10 75 77 152
11 56 83 139
12 17 26 43
13 11 26 37

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 73.1%
White, Other 8.6%
Mixed, Other 5.3%
African 2.3%
Asian, Other 1.3%
Indian 0.8%
White & Asian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.1%
White & Black (African) 0.1%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 2023-12-15
Date Report
2023-10-31 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 15 December 2023
2021-07-06 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 20 September 2021
2021-03-04 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 08 April 2021
2020-11-03 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 01 December 2020
2020-01-28 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 25 February 2020
2018-11-13 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 04 December 2018
2017-09-19 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 31 October 2017
2016-01-25 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 15 February 2016
2015-03-26 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 09 September 2015
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 15 August 2012
Previously as Astor College (A Specialist College for the Arts)
2011-10-18 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 14 November 2011
2009-01-28 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 26 February 2009
2008-04-03 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 30 May 2008
2006-01-26 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 24 February 2006
2000-02-28 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 24 July 2000
2011-10-18 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 14 November 2011
2009-01-28 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 26 February 2009
2008-04-03 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 30 May 2008
2006-01-26 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 24 February 2006
2000-02-28 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 24 July 2000

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
27.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 10.1% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 19.4% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 22.82 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 25 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D+ C C+
Average Grade (best 3) C- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 69 15
Third Preference 84 3
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Name Distance
St Martin's School
Markland Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 9LY
0.21 miles
Vale View Community School
Vale View Road, Elms Vale, Dover, Kent, CT17 9NP
0.31 miles
Priory Fields School
Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT17 0FS
0.39 miles
White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School
St Radigund's Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 0LB
0.42 miles
Barton Junior School
Barton Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 2ND
0.87 miles
Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School
Heathfield Avenue, Heathfield Avenue. Dover Kent, Dover, Kent, CT16 2PB
0.9 miles
Charlton Church of England Primary School
Barton Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 2LX
0.96 miles
Aycliffe Community Primary School
St David's Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT17 9HJ
1.01 miles
St Richard's Catholic Primary School
Castle Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT16 1EZ
1.06 miles
Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Laureston Place, Dover, Kent, CT16 1QX
1.25 miles
Green Park Community Primary School
The Linces, Buckland, Green Park Community Primary School, Dover, Kent, CT16 2BN
1.33 miles
River Primary School
Lewisham Road, River, Dover, Kent, CT17 0PP
1.33 miles
Guston Church of England Primary School
Burgoyne Heights, Guston, Dover, Kent, CT15 5LR
1.61 miles
Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School
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2.01 miles
Whitfield Aspen School
Mayfield Road, Whitfield, Dover, Kent, CT16 3LJ
2.25 miles
Lydden Primary School
Stonehall, Lydden, Dover, Kent, CT15 7LA
3.3 miles
Capel-le-Ferne Primary School
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3.55 miles
Langdon Primary School
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3.57 miles
St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Primary School
Sea Street, St Margaret's-At-Cliffe, Dover, Kent, CT15 6SS
4.16 miles
Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School
Coldred Road, Shepherdswell, Dover, Kent, CT15 7LH
4.64 miles
Name Distance
Dover Grammar School for Boys
Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT17 0DQ
0.12 miles
Elms School
Elms Vale Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 9PS
0.54 miles
Dover College
Effingham Crescent, Dover, CT17 9RH
0.82 miles
Dover Grammar School for Girls
Frith Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 2PZ
0.94 miles
St Edmund's Catholic School
Old Charlton Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 2QB
1.05 miles
The Sallygate School
Channels & Choices, Kearsney Manor, Alkham Road, Temple Ewell, Kent, CT16 3EQ
1.68 miles
Dover Christ Church Academy
Melbourne Avenue, Dover, CT16 2EG
1.7 miles
Duke of York's Royal Military School
Duke of York's Royal Military School, Dover, Kent, CT15 5EQ
1.96 miles
Portal House School
Sea Street, St Margaret's-At-Cliffe, Dover, Kent, CT15 6SS
4.11 miles
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