Duke of York's Royal Military School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Kent
Duke of York's Royal Military School, Dover, CT15 5EQ
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/02/2023
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
—
No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
470
Capacity used
Has space65%
722 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
13 of 17 families who put it first got an offer
16
Places offered
39
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 17 | 13 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 8 | 3 | ● 38% |
| 3rd preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 39 | 16 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 9 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Alex Foreman
- Address
- Duke of York's Royal Military School, Dover, CT15 5EQ
- Phone
- 01304245023
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe · Dover and Deal
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136177
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 7% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DYRMS - AN ACADEMY WITH MILITARY TRADITIONS
470 pupils · 722 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
08 February 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.67 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.87 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.62 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 55 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 61.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 78.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 38.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 80 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.26 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 44 | — |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11298: Duke of York's Royal Military School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 65% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 65% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.