SCHOOL PROFILE

Duke of York's Royal Military School: data, trends and context

Duke of York's Royal Military School is a secondary school in Kent. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
136177
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Kent
Region
South East
Trust
DYRMS - AN ACADEMY WITH MILITARY TRADITIONS
Postcode
CT15 5EQ
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
470
FSM eligible
0.00%
EAL / First language other than English
16.6%
SEND (total)
18.9%
SEN Support
18.9%
EHCP
0.00%
White British
28.5%

Attendance and absence

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
KentLocal authority91.6%8.4%3.1%
South EastRegion91.5%8.5%2.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
1.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
1.3%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
55.0
English & maths grade 5+
61.3%
English & maths grade 4+
78.8%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Duke of York's Royal Military School is a secondary school in Kent. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.