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Whitfield Aspen School

Dover, CT16 3LJPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
46%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
1.2×
More first choices than offers made
92 1st-choice / 78 offers made
Ranking
#12,142
of 13,686 nationally

About Whitfield Aspen School

Whitfield Aspen School is a state-funded primary school in Dover, South East, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 662 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 682.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (14 Jan 2025). 46% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 92 first-preference applications and 78 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
AddressMayfield Road, Whitfield, Dover, Dover, CT16 3LJ
HeadteacherMr Jason Cook
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils662
Free School Meals (FSM)36.0%
School Capacity662 / 682 (97% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 2 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

Resourced Provision
AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalResourced ProvisionOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:05

Breakfast club

08:00-08:45

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: whitfieldaspenschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Whitfield Aspen School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.