White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School
Academy converter primary school in Dover (Kent).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
As Headteacher of White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School, I am very pleased to welcome you to our website, and to our school. This website is here for a number of different audiences - firstly for our families and our children, but also for our local community, and any prospective parents.
We hope that for whatever reason you visit our site that you get a full flavour of what our school is all about and find the information that you are looking for. Feedback is always welcome, and you are able to contact the school via email at or by telephone on 01304 206174.
White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School is a welcoming, friendly school located in the St Radigund's area of Dover. Our site, which has been home to a school for 70 years, enjoys elevated views over Coombe Valley and Dover Castle.
The school belongs to the Samphire Star Education Trust, which also includes Astor Secondary School, Barton Junior School, and Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School. These four schools collaborate closely, regularly sharing expertise, resources, and effective working practices.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Choir
- Computing
- Cooking
- Music
- Pottery
- Sewing
- Stem
- Textiles
- Little Wandle
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Music MarkMusic
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 138168
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.4 governors are linked to a profile (3 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Carol Boxall Confirmed same person | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jo Boughtwood | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr David Meades Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Lee Kane | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Anna Burden | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Casey Hall | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Melanie Stokes Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Jenny Nimmo (likely) | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Helen Ingham Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Howarth Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record