Duke of York's Royal Military School A GSG School
- Duke of York's Royal Military School
Duke of York's Royal Military School
Dover
Kent
CT15 5EQ - Head: Mr Alex Foreman
- T 01304 245073
- F 01304 245019
- E admissions@doyrms.com
- W www.doyrms.com
- A state school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Read about the best schools in West Kent and East Kent
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Kent
- Pupils: 500; sixth formers: 125
- Religion: Christian/non-denominational
- Fees: Day free; Boarding £18,960 pa
- Open days: Saturday 16 March 2024
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Good 1
- 16-19 study programmes Good 1
- Outcomes for children and learners Good 1
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 1
- 1 Full inspection 8th February 2023
- Previous Ofsted grade: Good on 30th April 2014
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Progress scores soar above the national average, leaving local competitor state schools in the dust. ‘I couldn’t have dreamt I would be where I am now,’ we kept hearing from pupils reflecting on the top universities they had secured offers from. The only state school in the country where all pupils are full boarders. Parents like that ‘the school never closes’, and that stability is maintained without the chaos of day pupils (although a few local students do go home on Saturday night for a quick 12-hour flying visit). Music is...
What the school says...
Outstanding facilities, an all-round education and rich heritage; there are many reasons to consider the Duke of York’s Royal Military School (DOYRMS).
The country’s only state full boarding school, DOYRMS offers an affordable option for parents seeking a boarding school with high standards of education.
Set on top of the renowned White Cliffs of Dover, the schools 150-acre parkland estate offers unrivalled facilities and a wide breadth of opportunities for its students. DOYRMS, open to 11–18-year-olds, is based on an independent-style model with Saturday morning lessons and co-curricular activities throughout the week.
The inclusive fee covers full-boarding, catering, laundry and over 80 clubs and activities per week including Combined Cadet Force and Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme for which the school is an accredited centre.
Offering academic scholarships which cover an 80% reduction in fees into Sixth Form to students who excel in their GCSEs makes the school even more affordable. DOYRMS also offer a limited number of Sports Scholarships in hockey and rugby.
In recognition of the exceptional academic standards and results, the school has achieved the two SSAT Educational Outcomes Awards. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal
Since 2017, Alex Foreman, previously head at King’s School, Germany, for 10 years (navigating military withdrawal). Attended Oakham School, degree in theology and philosophy from Roehampton. Ambition to join the police scuppered by rugby injury (he was a speedy winger back in the day) so, after working as sports technician, trained as a teacher in RE and PE at Uppingham School in Rutland, instead. Then, ‘either being really stupid or really clever’, moved to an inner-city school in Leicester as an RE teacher, ‘where I really learnt to teach’. Believes the trick to get the buy-in from pupils disillusioned with education - ‘getting the pastoral care right’. Drawn to this school because of ‘the challenge’ (he felt the school had ‘lost its way’) and, coming from a military family himself (his father was a...
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Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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