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Astor Secondary School

URN: 138167

Address: Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT17 0AS
SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

The overall outcome of the inspection on 31 October 2023 was:

Requires Improvement

Quality of education:

Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes:

Requires Improvement

Personal development:

Good

Leadership and management:

Good

Sixth form provision:

Good

Requires Improvement

All reports

  1. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 20 September 2021
  2. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 08 April 2021
  3. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 01 December 2020
  4. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 04 December 2018
  5. Full inspection: Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 31 October 2017
  6. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 15 February 2016
  7. Opened

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About Astor Secondary School

  • Type: Academy
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: Does Not Apply
  • Local authority: Kent

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 18
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 782
  • School capacity: 1230

Location

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  • Address: Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT17 0AS
  • Region: South East

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