Green Park Community Primary School
The Linces, Buckland, Dover, CT16 2BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Richard Hawkins
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 374
- URN
- 135197
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01304822663
About this school
Green Park Community Primary School is a community primary school in Dover. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 374 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Green Park Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 57 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 39% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 63% | 52% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 49% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 56% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Green Park Community 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 | 65% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 390 |
| 2023/24 | 382 |
| 2024/25 | 380 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Green Park Community Primary School compares
Green Park Community Primary School ranked 410th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35% | 6.2% | 56.1% | 374 | — |
| Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.8% | 47.2% | 138 | 0.5 miles |
| Barton Junior School | 66% | 6.5% | 51.9% | 202 | 0.8 miles |
| Charlton Church of England Primary School | 45% | 6.9% | 45.2% | 206 | 0.8 miles |
| White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School | 57% | 8.1% | 71.6% | 277 | 0.9 miles |
| River Primary School | 62% | 4.1% | 22.3% | 384 | 1.0 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)
- 56.05%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.17%
- Persistent absence
- 19.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Dover
-
Barton Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Dover
-
Charlton Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dover
-
White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Dover
-
River Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Dover
Other schools in Dover
Green Park Community Primary School ranks 19th of the 20 ranked primary 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
- 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
- Selsted Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Green Park Community Primary School teach?
- Green Park Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dover.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Green Park Community Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Green Park Community Primary School is Mr Richard Hawkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Green Park Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Green Park Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Green Park Community Primary School?
- Green Park Community Primary School has 374 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Green Park Community Primary School full?
- Green Park Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 374 on roll (89%), 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 Green Park Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Green Park Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Green Park Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Green Park Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Green Park Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 35% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Green Park Community Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Green Park Community Primary School ranked 410th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Green Park Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Green Park Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Green Park Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Green Park Community 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 1 July 2026.