Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School
Heathfield Avenue, Dover, CT16 2PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Miss Melanie O'Dell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 232
- Pupils on roll
- 138
- URN
- 138170
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01304204264
About this school
Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School is a primary academy in Dover. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 138 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 May 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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.
Trends over time
How Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 190 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.8% | 47.2% | 138 | — |
| Barton Junior School | 66% | 6.5% | 51.9% | 202 | 0.4 miles |
| Green Park Community Primary School | 35% | 6.2% | 56.1% | 374 | 0.5 miles |
| Charlton Church of England Primary School | 45% | 6.9% | 45.2% | 206 | 0.5 miles |
| White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School | 57% | 8.1% | 71.6% | 277 | 0.5 miles |
| St Richard's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 35.4% | 191 | 0.7 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)
- 47.15%
- English as an additional language
- 15.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.83%
- Persistent absence
- 20.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barton Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Dover
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Green Park Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dover
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Charlton Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dover
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White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Dover
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St Richard's Catholic Primary School0.7 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 Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Dover.
- Who is the principal of Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School?
- The principal of Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School is Miss Melanie O'Dell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery 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 Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School?
- Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School has 138 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School full?
- Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 232 pupils and 138 on roll (59%), 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 Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School?
- Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School is part of SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.