The Duke of York’s Royal Military School, Dover

Guston, Dover, CT15 5EQ

Head Teacher: Mr Alex Foreman Admissions: admissions@doyrms.com +44 (0)1304 245023

GENDER/AGES: Boys and girls, 11-18 years

FEES: Full boarding from £5,434 per term,

TYPICAL CLASS SIZE: Senior – 25, sixth form – 12

FAITH: Non-denominational.

MOTTO: Looking forward with confidence, looking back with pride. ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Please see the website for details.

School philosophy: The school’s philosophy can be summed up in six words, courage, integrity, respect, commitment, loyalty and self-discipline. Its military ethos and heritage is what stands Duke of York’s Royal Military School apart from any other school, helping its students to develop strong character, leadership and life skills. That’s what makes it the state boarding school of choice for families looking for a quality education for their child at a competitive price. While still educating many children from forces families, the school remains at the forefront of educational excellence, preparing students from all backgrounds for the next steps in their young lives.

Academic record: It is a non-selective school, but it consistently perform significantly above the national average with its GCSE results. The progress students make during their time at the school is a significant strength. Supervised prep, Saturday morning lessons, small classes and proactively encouraging each and every student to achieve the very best they can, ensures that the school maintains a high academic standard. Recently, Daisy won a STEM apprenticeship with Amazon for Robotics and Toby won an Army Scholarship to Sandhurst for example.

Extracurricular: The school’s aim is to provide an all-round education with an academic focus, developing the leaders of the future. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and tri-service Combined Cadet Force are on offer, as well as 80 co-curricular clubs. The staff encourages students to explore and try a wide range of activities to develop their character and leadership skills – as well as having fun!

Notable achievements and alumni: The school can count many CEOs amongst its alumni as well as generals, brigadiers, churchmen and actors. Its alumni are extremely supportive of the school, often volunteering, mentoring and fundraising. The White Rose Hockey Academy, which provides extra coaching, equipment and money for school trips is run and funded by alumni