Duke of York's Royal Military School
Duke of York's Royal Military School, Dover, CT15 5EQ
470 pupils · 65% of 722 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- DYRMS - AN ACADEMY WITH MILITARY TRADITIONS
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 0%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 February 2023, published 29 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 61.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 78.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 38.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.04 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 29 | 58 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 17 | 39 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 17 | 13 | 32 | 17 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 24 | 49 | 23 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 24 | 44 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 24 | 26 | 52 | 24 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 20 | 25 | 40 | 20 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 25 | 33 | 54 | 25 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Edmund's Catholic School 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Dover Grammar School for Girls 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Dover Christ Church Academy 2 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Dover Grammar School for Boys 3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Astor Secondary School 3.2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Goodwin Academy 9.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.