Establishment Astor Secondary School
URN: 138167
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Academy trust: SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST
- Address
- Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT17 0AS
- Kent (886)
- Headteacher / Principal
- Mr Lee Kane
- Age range Help with age range field Opens a dialog
- 11 to 18
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- School type
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- Academy trust
- SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- ID
-
URN: 138167,
DfE number: 886/4113
UKPRN: 10037500 - Establishment status
- Open
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Telephone
- 01304201151
- Ofsted rating and reports
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- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Diocese
- Not applicable
- Religious ethos
- Does not apply
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Official sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- School capacity Help with school capacity field Opens a dialog
- 1230
- Number of pupils
- 732
- Section 41 approved
- Not applicable
- Open date
- 2 June 2012
- Reason establishment opened
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- Closed date
- Not recorded
- Reason establishment closed
- Not recorded
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 408
- Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 63.2%
- Type of SEN provision
- Date last changed / confirmed
- 1 July 2026
- Type of resourced provision
- Not applicable
- Resourced provision number on roll
- Resourced provision capacity
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit number on roll
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit capacity
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Local governance professional - individual academy or free school
Not recorded
Chair of local governing body
| Name | Shared with | Governance role identifier (GID) | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ed James | Not recorded | 1843722 | Appointed by trustees | 29 September 2025 | 23 October 2026 |
Local governors
| Name | Shared with | Governance role identifier (GID) | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Ducane | Not recorded | 1843732 | Appointed by GB/board | 1 October 2025 | 23 October 2026 |
| Mrs Helen Castle | Not recorded | 1880950 | Appointed by trustees | 29 September 2025 | 23 October 2026 |
| Ms Mel O'Dell | Not recorded | 1844106 | Appointed by trustees | 29 September 2025 | 23 October 2026 |
| Mr Shaun Simmons | Not recorded | 1843723 | Appointed by GB/board | 29 September 2025 | 23 October 2026 |
| Mr Simon Smith | Not recorded | 1843726 | Appointed by GB/board | 2 October 2025 | 23 October 2026 |
Historic (left within last 12 months)
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| Name | Governance role identifier (GID) | Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhiannon Begg | 1843731 | Local governor | 2 October 2025 | 17 July 2026 |
| David Ducane | 1781470 | Local governor | 7 November 2024 | 7 November 2025 |
| Helen Castle | 1844107 | Local governor | 29 September 2025 | 23 October 2025 |
| Ed James | 1762138 | Chair of local governing body | 3 September 2024 | 3 September 2025 |
| Helen Castle | 1762148 | Local governor | 3 September 2024 | 3 September 2025 |
| Mel O'Dell | 1762151 | Local governor | 3 September 2024 | 3 September 2025 |
| Rhiannon Begg | 1762146 | Local governor | 3 September 2024 | 3 September 2025 |
| Shaun Simmons | 1765755 | Local governor | 3 September 2024 | 3 September 2025 |
| Simon Smith | 1765758 | Local governor | 3 September 2024 | 3 September 2025 |
These establishments are linked with Astor Secondary School, URN: 138167. For example, they may be predecessor or successor establishments.
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| URN | Establishment name | Type of link | Date linked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118807 | Astor College (A Specialist College for the Arts) | Predecessor | 2 June 2012 |
- Government office region (GOR)
- South East
- District
- Dover
- Ward
- Tower Hamlets
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Urban/rural description
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code
- E10000016
- Easting
- 630219
- Northing
- 141531
- Unique property reference number (UPRN)
- 10034874352
- Middle super output area (MSOA) Help with middle super output area Opens a dialog
- Dover 011
- Lower super output area (LSOA) Help with lower super output area Opens a dialog
- Dover 011H
Age range
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Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.
Middle super output area (MSOA)
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Lower super output area (LSOA)
The data presented for the lower super output area (LSOA) is representative of the 2021 census.