Astor Secondary School
Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form
Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0AS
Principal · Mr Lee Kane
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 1 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils732Capacity 1,230
OfstedReport cardInspected 10 March 2026
TrustSamphire Star Education Trust
Free school meals63.2%
Ofsted
Report card from the inspection on 10 March 2026.
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- SafeguardingMet
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026
For September 2027. Apply through Kent council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.
How to apply in KentApplications for September 2026
All 66 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered117
Applications224
First choice66
First-choice offers66
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Dover Grammar School for Boys0.1 mi
- Dover Grammar School for Girls0.9 mi
- St Edmund's Catholic School1.0 mi
- Dover Christ Church Academy1.7 mi
- Duke of York's Royal Military School2.0 mi