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Dover Grammar School for Boys

Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school

Astor Avenue, Dover CT17 0DQ · dgsb.co.uk · 01304 206117

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
65.4
average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
960
55 over 905 places · 106%
Local authority
Kent
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Free school meals
21%
First language not English
7.7%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 183 families put the school first and 157 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 158 (Places 149)158September 2023: 156 (Places 145)156September 2024: 174 (Places 154)174September 2025: 198 (Places 157)198September 2026: 183 (Places 157)183Places 157
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261571831.2▲84%
September 2025Sept 20251571981.3▲78%
September 2024Sept 20241541741.1▲86%
September 2023Sept 20231451561.1▲87%
September 2022Sept 20221491581.1▲89%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 65.4, and 93% 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 C- (28.2 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 57.4 (England 46.3)57.42017/18: 56.2 (England 46.5)56.22018/19: 56.4 (England 46.7)56.42021/22: 57.6 (England 48.8)57.62022/23: 60.2 (England 46.3)60.22023/24: 59.1 (England 45.9)59.12024/25: 65.4 (England 46.0)65.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲65.446.0
▲93.0%45.4%
▲97.4%64.8%
▲71.9%40.5%
▲5.944.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form72.4+2.3
Further education23.6+8.6
Apprenticeship0.8−3.9
Employment0.8−2.3
Not in a lasting destination1.6−3.9
Activity not captured0.80

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 28.7 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 27.4 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 30.0 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 30.5 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 38.9 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 31.3 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 30.3 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 28.2 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
89 studentsC- (28.2)Below average -0.42
89 studentsC- (28.3)Below average -0.41
5.6%AAB or better
90%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2483C (30.3)-0.11
2022/2366C (31.3)—
2021/2259B (38.9)—
2018/1978C (30.5)-0.18
2017/1890C (30)-0.28
2016/17104C- (27.4)-0.24
2015/16103C (28.7)-0.05

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University53.6−13.1
Further and other education7.1+3.8
Further education4.8—
Other education2.4—
Apprenticeship2.4+0.7
Employment26.2+4.5
Not in a lasting destination8.3+1.6
Activity not captured2.4—

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Dover Grammar School for Boys on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
21 Jan 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (214 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
99%
Replies
214
24% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲98% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲97% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●85% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲98% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲98% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲89% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲92% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲70% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 23% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲74% agreeEngland 67%

based on 62 parents (29%) with SEND

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