Glen Road, Kingsdown, Deal, Kent CT14 8DD
10 reasons to choose Kingsdown & Ringwould Church of England Primary School
Top line
Kingsdown & Ringwould Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in Deal and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Kingsdown & Ringwould Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 8 members of Deal Education Alliance for Learning Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Kingsdown & Ringwould Church of England Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Kingsdown & Ringwould Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 3% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 21% of schools.
The Kingsdown & Ringwould Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately, with cross-curricular linking where appropriate. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.
Sport at Kingsdown & Ringwould Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.
The Arts at Kingsdown & Ringwould Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.15pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Kingsdown & Ringwould Church of England Primary School
Northbourne Park School (5.8 miles); Dover College Prep School (6.6 miles); St Faith’s Prep School (9.8 miles).
St Margaret’s-at-Cliffe Primary School (4.1 miles); Green Park Community Primary School (5.1 miles); Worth Primary School, Deal (6.1 miles).
Dover College (6.6 miles); St Lawrence College (14.1 miles); The King’s School Canterbury (17.6 miles).
Duke of York’s Royal Military School (4.7 miles); Dover Grammar School for Girls (6.2 miles); Dover Grammar School for Boys (7.3 miles).