OFSTED
8 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Kent
Trust
DYRMS - AN ACADEMY WITH MILITARY TRADITIONS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
470
470 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
193
41.1% of pupils
Male pupils
277
58.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
24.8 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Dover
32.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.7 pts
below England
School
16.6%
Dover
8.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Dover
4.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other Mixed background
30.2%
142
White British
28.5%
134
Any other Asian background
11.1%
52
African
9.8%
46
White and Black African
3.8%
18
Any other White background
3.4%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.9%
89 of
470 pupils
1.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
6.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
55.0
15.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.67 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
65.1%
27.2 pts
below England
Duke of York's Royal Military School
65.1%
Dover
96.8%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.