Astor Secondary School

About Astor Secondary School

Astor Secondary School is a secondary school in Dover, Kent, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 770 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 27.9 — well below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 0.7 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

10% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 22% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Astor Secondary School their first choice was offered one of its 117 Year 7 places. After Year 11, 78% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 15.7%. There are about 14.3 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 62% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering Astor Secondary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.