Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School
Coldred Road, DOVER, CT15 7LH
213 pupils · 101% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 16%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 19 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 82% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 18% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.27 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 38 | 71 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 31 | 41 | 65 | 31 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 19 | 44 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 34 | 53 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 23 | 21 | 39 | 23 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 27 | 25 | 48 | 26 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 24 | 23 | 43 | 24 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 25 | 47 | 29 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Lydden Primary School 2.3 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School 2.8 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School 4.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Nonington Church of England Primary School 4.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Selsted Church of England Primary School 5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Whitfield Aspen School 5 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.