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Astor Secondary School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Astor Avenue, Dover CT17 0AS · astorschool.com · 01304 201151

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
27.9
average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
Demand for places
0.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
732
60% of 1,230 places
Local authority
Kent
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
63.2%
First language not English
18%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Samphire Star Education Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 66 families put the school first and 117 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 103 (Places 146)103September 2023: 83 (Places 137)83September 2024: 83 (Places 100)83September 2025: 82 (Places 135)82September 2026: 66 (Places 117)66Places 117
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026117660.6100%
September 2025Sept 2025135820.6100%
September 2024Sept 2024100830.8100%
September 2023Sept 2023137830.6100%
September 2022Sept 20221461030.7100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 27.9, and 10.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (22.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 32.8 (England 46.3)32.82017/18: 33.4 (England 46.5)33.42018/19: 33.3 (England 46.7)33.32021/22: 31.9 (England 48.8)31.92022/23: 26.8 (England 46.3)26.82023/24: 28.6 (England 45.9)28.62024/25: 27.9 (England 46.0)27.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼27.946.0
▼10.1%45.4%
▼21.6%64.8%
▼9.4%40.5%
▼2.314.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form31.5−4.5
Further education48+7.2
Apprenticeship1.6+0.8
Employment3.1−0.9
Not in a lasting destination9.4−4.2
Activity not captured6.3+3.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 14.8 (England 30.5)E+2016/17: 17.2 (England 31.1)D-2017/18: 19.8 (England 32.1)D2018/19: 20.8 (England 32.9)D2021/22: 20.6 (England 37.9)D2022/23: 23.6 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 20.4 (England 34.4)D2024/25: 22.8 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
32 studentsD+ (22.8)Below average -0.30
32 studentsD+ (22.8)Below average -0.33
18 studentsPass (14.2)Well below average -0.76
0%AAB or better
90%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2436D (20.4)-0.49
2022/2348D+ (23.6)—
2021/2252D (20.6)—
2018/1954D (20.8)-0.31
2017/1854D (19.8)-0.49
2016/1782D- (17.2)-0.26
2015/1649E+ (14.8)-0.33

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University35.6+7.7
Further education2.2−2.3
Apprenticeship2.2+0.7
Employment26.7−14.5
Not in a lasting destination20+3.8
Activity not captured13.3+4.5

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Astor Secondary School on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
10 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Jan 2020Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Sept 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

63% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
63%
Positive
59%
Replies
41
5% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼57% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼54% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼46% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼54% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼64% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼49% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼56% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 95% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼26% agreeEngland 43%

based on 19 parents (46%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼60% agreeEngland 63%

based on 20 parents (49%) with SEND

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