Priory Fields School
Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0FS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WHINLESS DOWN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Casey Hall
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 319
- URN
- 143073
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01304211543
About this school
Priory Fields School is a primary academy in Dover. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 319 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Priory Fields School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 54 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 24% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 52% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 41% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 48% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 98.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Priory Fields 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 | 51% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 24% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 365 |
| 2023/24 | 354 |
| 2024/25 | 321 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Priory Fields School compares
Priory Fields School ranked 331st of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 8.3% | 65.7% | 319 | — |
| Vale View Community School | 60% | 6.7% | 67.4% | 222 | 0.3 miles |
| St Martin's School | 70% | 3.9% | 23.1% | 183 | 0.5 miles |
| White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School | 57% | 8.1% | 71.6% | 277 | 0.5 miles |
| Barton Junior School | 66% | 6.5% | 51.9% | 202 | 0.6 miles |
| Charlton Church of England Primary School | 45% | 6.9% | 45.2% | 206 | 0.6 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)
- 65.73%
- English as an additional language
- 27.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.33%
- Persistent absence
- 29.01%
Location
Nearby schools
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Vale View Community School0.3 miles
Primary · Dover
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St Martin's School0.5 miles
Primary · Dover
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White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Dover
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Barton Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Dover
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Charlton Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Dover
Other schools in Dover
Priory Fields School ranks 13th 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
- 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
- River Primary School Primary
- Selsted Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Priory Fields School teach?
- Priory Fields School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dover.
- Who is the headteacher of Priory Fields School?
- The headteacher of Priory Fields School is Miss Casey Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Priory Fields School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Priory Fields 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 Priory Fields School?
- Priory Fields School has 319 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Priory Fields School full?
- Priory Fields School has capacity for 420 pupils and 319 on roll (76%), 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 Priory Fields School a faith school?
- No. Priory Fields School has no designated religious character.
- Does Priory Fields School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Priory Fields School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Priory Fields School part of an academy trust?
- Priory Fields School is part of WHINLESS DOWN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Priory Fields School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Priory Fields School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Priory Fields School ranked 331st of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Priory Fields School's absence rate?
- Priory Fields School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Priory Fields School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Priory Fields 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 2 July 2026.