This is a small non-selective school in a selective area. The sixth form is operated in collaboration with a nearby grammar school. At its last inspection, the school was deemed to require special measures. Since then it has received a series of monitoring visits led by one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors, who also led this inspection. The proportions of students identified as having special educational needs and/or disabilities are in line with the national average for those whose needs are supported within school and for those who have a statement of special educational needs. An above average proportion of students is entitled to the support of the pupil premium. The school met the floor standard (government minimum expectations for students’ progress and attainment) in 2013 and is likely to do so again in 2014. A small number of the students are educated through alternative provision, at four centres: Dover Skills Centre; Dover ARC; Willows Hospital School; and Brook Centre. Many of the school’s senior leaders are formally employed by another Roman Catholic school within the diocese, as part of a partnership. The school is also supported by a National Leader of Education and the diocese itself.