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Guston Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Deby Day

location_onDover, CT15 5LR

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

151

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Guston Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Dover, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Guston Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Dover, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 152 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #320 of 453 primaries in Kent and #10,668 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 61%

Reading65% LA 74%

Writing75% LA 72%

Maths80% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading79% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading62% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -0.4

-2.7 to 2.9

-1.2

Write

LA -0.2

-3.9 to 1.5

0.0

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.7 to 2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading75% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.0

-4.3 to 1.7

-0.9

Write

LA 0.1

-3.7 to 1.9

0.0

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.7 to 2.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

92%

LA 65%

Reading92% LA 76%

Writing92% LA 80%

Maths92% LA 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.0

-2.3 to 4.5

2.4

Write

LA 0.4

-0.7 to 5.5

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.5

-4.3 to 1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 October 2021

Inspection Report

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12 November 2020

Inspection Report

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11 October 2016

Inspection Report

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29 February 2012

Inspection Report

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18 September 2008

Inspection Report

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19 October 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-10-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-02-29

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-09-18

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 152 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	152	1	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	151	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	150	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	155	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	145	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	149	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	151	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	155	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	158	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	154	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	148	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	152	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	156	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	152	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	162	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	162	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	154	1	0.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	157	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	156	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	156	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	145	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	145	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	148	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	134	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	131	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	138	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils