Dover Christ Church Academy

Dover Christ Church Academy is a mixed secondary school based in Dover for children aged 11 to 18. It has roughly 722 pupils on roll. It is an academy, so its governing trust sets its own admission arrangements within the national code, and Kent coordinates offers. The school has its own sixth form for post-16 study. The headteacher is Mr Jamie MacLean.

Inspection at a glance

Ofsted rated Dover Christ Church Academy Requires Improvement at its inspection on 18 October 2022. The full inspection report is linked from this page so you can read the inspectors' own words.

How the school is performing

Around 46.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. Figures come from the Department for Education's published school performance data and are shown in full further down this page.

Getting a place at Dover Christ Church Academy

You apply for a place at Dover Christ Church Academy on the secondary common application form through Kent, with the national deadline of 31 October. If the school is oversubscribed, places are allocated on its published admissions criteria, which usually give priority to looked-after children, siblings and distance from home to school. There is no separate entrance assessment. Always check the current admissions policy on the school's own website before you apply, because criteria can change year to year.

SEND at a glance

Dover Christ Church Academy is described in the published data as a mainstream school with resourced provision and SEN unit. Named areas of need it supports include Autism, Speech, language and communication, Severe learning difficulties, Profound and multiple learning difficulties, Physical disability. Recorded provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit: resourced provision capacity 40, SEN unit capacity 40; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. The school's SEN information report is the authoritative source and is linked in the SEND section below.

Dover Christ Church Academy contact details and location

Dover Christ Church Academy is at Melbourne Avenue, Whitfield, Dover, Kent, CT16 2EG. The school office can be reached on 01304 820126. A map, directions and the school's own website link are on this page.