Astor College for the Arts
Encyclopedia
Astor College for the Arts is a secondary
(comprehensive school
) in Dover
, England. The school was awarded specialist status as an Arts College
. It is sited next to Dover Grammar School for Boys
, with whom it has a close sporting rivalry.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
(comprehensive school
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
) in Dover
Dover
Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's administrative capital Maidstone; and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings...
, England. The school was awarded specialist status as an Arts College
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
. It is sited next to Dover Grammar School for Boys
Dover Grammar School for Boys
Dover Grammar School for Boys is a selective secondary school located in Dover, United Kingdom. The school is situated next to Astor College for the Arts, which is a non-selective school. It has a strong sporting rivalry with Astor and Sir Roger Manwood's School, a selective Grammar school in...
, with whom it has a close sporting rivalry.