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Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School

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personMiss Melanie O'Dell

corporate_fareSAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST

location_onDover, CT16 2PB

language Visit Website phone 1304204264

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

202

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School is a Academy converter primary school in Dover, serving ages 3-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School is an academy converter in Dover, Kent, admitting pupils aged 3-7. It is part of SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 156 pupils on roll, of whom 47% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. 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

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 May 2025

Inspection Report

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15 May 2019

Inspection Report

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17 July 2018

Inspection Report

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27 March 2014

Inspection Report

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10 August 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-05-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-07-17

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-27

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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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 156 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, 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)	156	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	151	1	0.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	187	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	173	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	191	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	191	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	196	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	192	2	1.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	216	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	222	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	203	1	0.5%	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 22 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils