Eythorne Elvington Community Primary SchoolShepherdswell Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Dover.

Summary of the comparison

Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School and Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Dover.

  • Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School was judged Outstanding and Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School and 82.0% for Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School versus Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DoverEythorne Elvington Community Primary SchoolDoverShepherdswell Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking301st of 450 in Kent 124th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Expected
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll110 207
Capacity140 210
LocationDover, CT15 4AN Dover, CT15 7LH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% 82.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard16.0% 18.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census110 207
Free school meals (ever 6)46.4% 16.4%
English as an additional language0.9% 3.9%
SEN support19.1% 13.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence6.6% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.5% 10.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School

Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School

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