Beech Grove School
Forest Drive, Dover, CT15 4FB
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Huleatt
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 86
- URN
- 131181
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01304842980
About this school
Beech Grove School is a Christian independent school in Dover. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 86 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Beech Grove School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Beech Grove School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 1997, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Beech Grove 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 87 |
| 2024/25 | 81 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 5
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodpecker Court2.0 miles
Other types · Dover
-
Northbourne Park School2.9 miles
Independent schools · Deal
-
The Davenport School3.5 miles
Special schools · Sandwich
-
St Faith's At Ash School Limited3.8 miles
Independent schools · Canterbury
-
The Sallygate School5.7 miles
Special schools · Temple Ewell
Other schools in Dover
- Dover College Independent schools
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Beech Grove School teach?
- Beech Grove School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is an independent school in Dover.
- Who is the headteacher of Beech Grove School?
- The headteacher of Beech Grove School is Mr Mark Huleatt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beech Grove School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Beech Grove 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 Beech Grove School?
- Beech Grove School has 86 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Beech Grove School full?
- Beech Grove School has capacity for 120 pupils and 86 on roll (72%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Beech Grove School a faith school?
- Yes. Beech Grove School is designated Christian.
- Is Beech Grove School a selective school?
- Yes. Beech Grove School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- What are Beech Grove School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beech Grove 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 24 July 2026.