Guston Church of England Primary School
Burgoyne Heights, Guston, Dover, CT15 5LR
This school is closed (it closed in March 2026).
It was replaced by Guston Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deby Day
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 133
- URN
- 118687
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
About this school
Guston Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Dover. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 133 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Guston Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 74% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 79% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 84% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 68% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Guston Church of England Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 151 |
| 2023/24 | 155 |
| 2024/25 | 152 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Guston Church of England Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.8% | 23.7% | 133 | — |
| Guston Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| St Richard's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 35.4% | 191 | 0.6 miles |
| Charlton Church of England Primary School | 45% | 6.9% | 45.2% | 206 | 0.7 miles |
| Barton Junior School | 66% | 6.5% | 51.9% | 202 | 0.8 miles |
| Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 35% | 9% | 60.5% | 161 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.68%
- English as an additional language
- 63.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 8.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Guston Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Dover
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St Richard's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Dover
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Charlton Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Dover
-
Barton Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Dover
-
Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dover
Other schools in Dover
- Aycliffe Community Primary School Primary
- Barton Junior School Primary
- Charlton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School Primary
- Green Park Community Primary School Primary
- Guston Church of England Primary School Primary
- Langdon Primary School Primary
- Lydden Primary School Primary
- Nonington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Priory Fields School Primary
- River Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Guston Church of England Primary School teach?
- Guston Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Dover.
- Has Guston Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Guston Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Guston Church of England Primary School?
- Guston Church of England Primary School had 133 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Guston Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Guston Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Guston Church of England Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.