White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School
School Name: White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School Address: St Radigund's Road Town/City: Dover County: Kent Postcode: CT17 0LB Telephone Number: 01304 206174 Website: http://www.whitecliffsprimary.com
Phase: Primary (ages 2-11) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2012 Trust: Samphire Star Education Trust
Headteacher: Mrs Helen Castle
Capacity: 360
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 277 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 77% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 62.6%
URN: 138168
DfE Number: 886/2315
UKPRN: 10037463
UPRN: 200002882635
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Dover (E07000108)
Constituency: Dover and Deal (E14001202)
Electoral Ward: St Radigunds (E05012866)
Easting & Northing: 630188E, 142202N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 8' 0.36" N 1° 17' 20.15" E
Plus Code: 9F3347MQ+9H
DfE Record: View record
- Dover Grammar School for Boys (0.5km)
- Astor Secondary School (0.7km)
- Priory Fields School (0.9km)
- Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School (0.9km)
- St Martin's School (1.0km)
- Vale View Community School (1.0km)
- Barton Junior School (1.1km)
- Elms School (1.2km)
- Charlton Church of England Primary School (1.3km)
- Dover Grammar School for Girls (1.3km)
Same trust
Predecessor school†
- Mrs Jo Boughtwood - Local Governor. Appointed on 29 September 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 23 October 2026.
- Mrs Jo Boughtwood - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 3 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 September 2025.
- Mrs Carol Boxall - Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment. Appointed on 3 September 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 3 September 2025.
- Mrs Carol Boxall - Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment. Appointed on 29 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 October 2026.
- Mr Andrew Howarth - Local Governor. Appointed on 23 September 2025 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 23 October 2026.
- Mrs Helen Ingham - Local Governor. Appointed on 9 October 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 October 2026.
- Mr Lee Kane - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 3 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 September 2025.
- Mr Lee Kane - Local Governor. Appointed on 29 September 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 23 October 2026.
- Mr David Meades - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 3 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 September 2025.
- Mr David Meades - Local Governor. Appointed on 29 September 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 23 October 2026.