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Charlton Church of England Primary School

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personMiss Sally-Anne Hanson

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

199

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Expected Standard

45%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Charlton Church of England Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Dover, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Charlton Church of England Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Dover, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 206 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #371 of 424 primaries in Kent and #12,244 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 61%

Reading55% LA 74%

Writing76% LA 72%

Maths55% LA 70%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading59% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths45% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.4

-4.6 to 0.0

-1.8

Write

LA -0.2

-4.0 to 0.4

-3.2

Maths

LA -1.2

-5.3 to -1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading71% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing96% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.0

-3.1 to 1.8

2.7

Write

LA 0.1

0.5 to 5.0

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.3 to 2.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 65%

Reading82% LA 76%

Writing93% LA 80%

Maths82% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.0

-1.9 to 2.7

1.9

Write

LA 0.4

-0.3 to 4.1

0.5

Maths

LA -0.5

-1.6 to 2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 November 2023

Inspection Report

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20 February 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-02-20

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-01-29

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

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 206 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)	206	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	204	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	197	1	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	203	4	2.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	205	3	1.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	204	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils