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Astor Secondary School

Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form
Call 01304 201151
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
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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.

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Applications 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).

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