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Guston Church of England Primary School

Primary · Dover · CT15 5LR

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 21 October 2021

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At a glance

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-selective
Website
www.guston.kent.sch.uk/
URN
152387

In figures

We hold 4 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2023 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 21 October 2021 confirmed its earlier grade, Good.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher23.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health56.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier57.5%62.3%
Social housing11.6%17.1%
Privately rented31%20.5%
Detached houses21.6%22.9%
Flats5.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms19.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van8.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01024238 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£292,00025 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£235,000–£425,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (7)£392,500
Terraced (15)£250,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
2a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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