Schools in Deal

About schools in Deal

Most of the 15 schools listed in Deal are primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. Another three schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

58%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 10 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

26.1

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Primary schools10

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Hornbeam Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Kingsdown and Ringwould Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  82%

  expected standard
• Northbourne Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Sandown School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Sholden Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• The Downs Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Warden House Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  42%

  expected standard
• Worth Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  14%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Goodwin Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  30.5

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision3

• Brewood Secondary School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 18

• Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary

  Other independent special school · Ages 10 to 19

• Ripplevale School

  Other independent special school · Ages 6 to 19

Independent schools1

• Northbourne Park School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 14

Common questions about schools in Deal

How many schools are in Deal?

OfferDay lists 15 schools in Deal, including ten primary schools and three special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Deal?

Every school in Deal is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Deal?

OfferDay ranks schools in Deal where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.