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Dover Christ Church Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Melbourne Avenue, Dover CT16 2EG · dccacademy.com · 01304 820126
On the mapSearch near CT16 2EG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 30.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 761
- 77% of 990 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 53.6%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Turner Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 137 families put the school first and 131 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 131 | 137 | 1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 128 | 112 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 128 | 100 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 143 | 117 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 131 | 127 | 1 | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 30.4, and 8.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D- (15.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼30.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼8.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼27.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.35 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136175)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 12.4 | −19.7 |
| Further education | 68.2 | +20.1 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | −2.6 |
| Employment | 2.3 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.3 | +2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | +1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
Applied general average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 students | Merit- (21.1) | Average -0.27 |
| Earlier years: Applied general | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 22 | Merit (26.1) | -0.06 |
| 2018/19 | 23 | Merit (26.2) | -0.48 |
| 2017/18 | 29 | Pass+ (17.8) | -0.62 |
| 2016/17 | 17 | — | +0.17 |
| 2015/16 | 33 | — | -0.26 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 25 | −6.3 |
| Employment | 50 | +10.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 25 | +14.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Dover Christ Church Academy on 16 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 16 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136175), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136175)
- Jun 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136175)
Oct 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136175)
Oct 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136175)