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Dover Grammar School for Girls
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Community school
Frith Road, Dover CT16 2PZ · dggs.kent.sch.uk · 01304 206625
On the mapSearch near CT16 2PZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 59.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 847
- 96% of 885 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 178 families put the school first and 140 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 140 | 178 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 140 | 181 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 140 | 166 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 140 | 184 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 133 | 153 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 59.9, and 75.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲59.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲75.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲93.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲84.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.76 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 63.7 | −9.6 |
| Sixth form college | 0.8 | — |
| Further education | 27.4 | +6 |
| Other education | 0.8 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 3.2 | +2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.6 | +0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | +0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 114 students | B- (35) | Average -0.10 | |
| 114 students | B- (35.1) | Average -0.10 | |
| 37 students | Dist- (30.7) | Average +0.08 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 89 | C+ (34.6) | -0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 113 | B- (36.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 99 | B- (36.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 100 | C+ (34.1) | -0.23 |
| 2017/18 | 116 | B- (35.8) | -0.07 |
| 2016/17 | 106 | C+ (32) | -0.14 |
| 2015/16 | 124 | B- (35.3) | +0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53.2 | +1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | −2 |
| Employment | 24.3 | −4.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9 | −1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 12.6 | +9.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Dover Grammar School for Girls on 4 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding May 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (113 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 113
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (22%) with SEND