Astor Secondary School
Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0AS
732 pupils · 60% of 1,230 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 63.2%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 12 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
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Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 27.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 10.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 21.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 9.4% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.56 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 117 | 66 | 224 | 84 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 135 | 82 | 282 | 100 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 100 | 83 | 264 | 97 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 137 | 83 | 314 | 119 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 146 | 103 | 242 | 115 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 162 | 117 | 333 | 144 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 147 | 90 | 301 | 113 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 121 | 107 | 278 | 121 |
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
- Dover Grammar School for Boys 0.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Dover Grammar School for Girls 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Edmund's Catholic School 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Dover Christ Church Academy 2.7 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Duke of York's Royal Military School 3.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Folkestone Academy 9.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
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.