United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Dover
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~119k · 51 state-funded schools
The signature
How Dover ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,879/yr
Mid
Better than 56% of UK LAs
House price
£295,000
Mid-range
Around UK average
Rent
£962/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,462/yr
Mid
Worse than 58% of UK LAs
Crime
78.1/1k
Mid
Worse than 58% of UK LAs
Deprivation
22.2
High
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
Schools
90.2%
Weak
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
51 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
46 of 51 (90.2%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
The map
51 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 51 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sandwich Technology School | Secondary | 1,235 | Inadequate2024Special measures | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sir Roger Manwood's SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,016 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dover Grammar School for BoysGrammar | Secondary | 899 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dover Grammar School for GirlsGrammar | Secondary | 872 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Goodwin Academy | Secondary | 830 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Astor Secondary School | Secondary | 770 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dover Christ Church Academy Grade inherited from previous URN 136175 | Secondary | 722 | Requires Improvement2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Edmund's Catholic School | Secondary | 647 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whitfield Aspen School | Primary | 630 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Duke of York's Royal Military School | Secondary | 452 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Warden House Primary School | Primary | 399 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
River Primary School | Primary | 394 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Aylesham Primary School | Primary | 381 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Green Park Community Primary School | Primary | 380 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sandown School | Primary | 352 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Priory Fields School | Primary | 321 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Downs Church of England Primary School | Primary | 318 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 288 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sandwich Junior School | Primary | 234 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Vale View Community School | Primary | 224 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.