Duke of York's Royal Military School
Duke of York's Royal Military School, Dover, CT15 5EQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DYRMS - AN ACADEMY WITH MILITARY TRADITIONS
- Principal
- Mr Alex Foreman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Defence
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 722
- Pupils on roll
- 470
- URN
- 136177
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01304245023
About this school
Duke of York's Royal Military School is a secondary academy in Dover. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 470 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 70 | 96 | 80 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.0 | 55.1 | 55.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.48 +0.06 to +0.90 | +0.67 +0.33 to +1.01 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 60.4% | 61.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 81.3% | 78.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 27.1% | 38.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
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 Duke of York's Royal Military 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 | 50 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.1 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 501 |
| 2023/24 | 487 |
| 2024/25 | 452 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Duke of York's Royal Military School compares
Duke of York's Royal Military School ranked 33rd of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55 | — | 8.3% | 470 | — |
| St Edmund's Catholic School | 39 | 9.8% | 41.7% | 644 | 0.9 miles |
| Dover Grammar School for Girls | 59.9 | 6.9% | 19.3% | 847 | 1.0 miles |
| Dover Christ Church Academy | 30.4 | 8.1% | 50.6% | 761 | 1.2 miles |
| Dover Grammar School for Boys | 65.4 | 5.9% | 21.8% | 960 | 1.9 miles |
| Astor Secondary School | 27.9 | 13.3% | 62% | 732 | 2.0 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)
- 8.31%
- English as an additional language
- 15.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Edmund's Catholic School0.9 miles
Secondary · Dover
-
Dover Grammar School for Girls1.0 miles
Secondary · Dover
-
Dover Christ Church Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Dover
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Dover Grammar School for Boys1.9 miles
Secondary · Dover
-
Astor Secondary School2.0 miles
Secondary · Dover
Other schools in Dover
Duke of York's Royal Military School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Dover.
- Astor Secondary School Secondary
- Dover Christ Church Academy Secondary
- Dover Grammar School for Boys Secondary
- Dover Grammar School for Girls Secondary
- St Edmund's Catholic School Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Duke of York's Royal Military School teach?
- Duke of York's Royal Military School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Dover.
- Who is the principal of Duke of York's Royal Military School?
- The principal of Duke of York's Royal Military School is Mr Alex Foreman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Duke of York's Royal Military School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Duke of York's Royal Military 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 big is Duke of York's Royal Military School?
- Duke of York's Royal Military School has 470 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Duke of York's Royal Military School full?
- Duke of York's Royal Military School has capacity for 722 pupils and 470 on roll (65%), 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 Duke of York's Royal Military School a faith school?
- No. Duke of York's Royal Military School has no designated religious character.
- Is Duke of York's Royal Military School a selective school?
- No. Duke of York's Royal Military School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Duke of York's Royal Military School?
- Duke of York's Royal Military School is part of DYRMS - AN ACADEMY WITH MILITARY TRADITIONS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Duke of York's Royal Military School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50 in 2022/23 and 55 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Duke of York's Royal Military School rank locally?
- Duke of York's Royal Military School ranked 33rd of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What are Duke of York's Royal Military School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Duke of York's Royal Military 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.