Schools and Education in Aycliff

There are 36 schools within 5 miles of Aycliff town centre, including 21 primary and 6 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 95% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School and Green Park Community Primary School. There is 1 school rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
36
Primary
21
Secondary
6
Good / Outstanding
95%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

2
19
Outstanding (2) Good (19) Requires Improvement (1) Not yet inspected (14)
Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School Primary 1.5 miles Heathfield Avenue, Dover, CT16 2PB Inspected: 18 June 2025 Green Park Community Primary School Primary 1.9 miles The Linces, Buckland, Dover, CT16 2BN Inspected: 18 July 2023
Aycliffe Community Primary School Primary 0.4 miles St. Davids Avenue, Dover, CT17 9HJ Inspected: 27 January 2023 Vale View Community School Primary 0.5 miles Vale View Road, Elms Vale, Dover, CT17 9NP Inspected: 16 June 2022 Elms School 0.8 miles Elms Vale Road, Dover, CT17 9PS Inspected: 11 May 2023 The Daisy Children's Centre 0.9 miles South Road, Northbourne Avenue, Dover, CT17 0BX Inspected: 22 August 2012 Snowdrop Children's Centre 1 miles Poulton Close, Poulton Close, Dover, CT17 0HL Inspected: 01 November 2011 The Buttercup Children's Centre 1 miles Poulton Close, Poulton Close, Dover, CT17 0HL Inspected: 04 November 2010 White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School Primary 1.1 miles St. Radigund's Road, Dover, CT17 0LB Inspected: 24 June 2024 Barton Junior School Primary 1.3 miles Barton Road, Dover, CT16 2ND Inspected: 11 September 2024 St Edmund's Catholic School Secondary 1.5 miles Old Charlton Road, Dover, CT16 2QB Inspected: 30 September 2022 Buckland & Whitfield Children's Centre 1.8 miles Marlowe Road, The Linces, Dover, CT16 2BT Inspected: 02 September 2011 Guston Church of England Primary School Primary 2 miles Burgoyne Heights, Guston, Dover, CT15 5LR Inspected: 06 December 2021 Duke of York's Royal Military School Secondary 2.3 miles Tangier Close, Dover, CT15 5EQ Inspected: 30 March 2023 The Sallygate School 2.4 miles Alkham Road, Kearsney Manor, Temple Ewell, CT16 3EQ Inspected: 08 September 2025 Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Brookside, Temple Ewell, Dover, CT16 3DT Inspected: 29 September 2023 Capel-le-Ferne Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Capel Street, Capel-le-Ferne, Folkestone, CT18 7HB Inspected: 25 May 2022 Lydden Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Stonehall, Lydden, Dover, CT15 7LA Inspected: 31 January 2025 Langdon Primary School Primary 4 miles West Side, Dover, CT15 5JQ Inspected: 09 June 2025 Portal House School 4.4 miles Sea Street, St Margaret's-At-Cliffe, Dover, CT15 6SS Inspected: 12 February 2025 Martello Primary Primary 4.7 miles Warren Way, Folkestone, CT19 6DT Inspected: 05 May 2022
Astor Secondary School Secondary 0.7 miles Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0AS Inspected: 15 December 2023
The Samphire Children's Centre 0.4 miles St. Davids Avenue, St David's Avenue, Dover, CT17 9HJ St Martin's School Primary 0.5 miles Markland Road, Dover, CT17 9LY Priory Fields School Primary 0.7 miles Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0FS Dover Grammar School for Boys Secondary 0.8 miles Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0DQ Dover College 1 miles Effingham Crescent, Dover, CT17 9RH Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary 1.3 miles Laureston Place, Dover, CT16 1QX Dover Grammar School for Girls Secondary 1.3 miles Frith Road, Dover, CT16 2PZ Charlton Church of England Primary School Primary 1.3 miles Old Charlton Road, Dover, CT16 2LX Inspected: 15 January 2024 St Richard's Catholic Primary School Primary 1.4 miles Castle Avenue, Dover, CT16 1EZ River Primary School Primary 2 miles Lewisham Road, River, Dover, CT17 0PP Dover Christ Church Academy Secondary 2.3 miles Melbourne Avenue, Dover, CT16 2EG Whitfield Aspen School Primary 2.8 miles Mayfield Road, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3LJ St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Sea Street, St Margaret's-At-Cliffe, Dover, CT15 6SS Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Primary 4.8 miles Warren Road, Folkestone, CT19 6QH