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Dartford Grammar School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
West Hill, Dartford DA1 2HW · dartfordgrammarschool.org.uk · 01322 223039
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 79.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 3.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,576
- 26 over 1,550 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 9.5%
- First language not English
- 34.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 569 families put the school first and 179 places were offered; 26% 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 | 179 | 569 | 3.2▲ | 26% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 177 | 510 | 2.9▲ | 27% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 178 | 617 | 3.5▲ | 22% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 177 | 551 | 3.1▲ | 25% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 648 | 3.6▲ | 23% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 79.9, and 98.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade D (21.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲79.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲98.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲98.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.99 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 98.4 | +2.9 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 0.5 | −0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
All academic average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 303 students | B+ (43.5) | Average +0.05 |
| Earlier years: All academic | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 313 | B+ (43.2) | +0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 281 | B (41.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 323 | A- (46.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 298 | B+ (44.5) | +0.30 |
| 2017/18 | 319 | B+ (43.1) | +0.24 |
| 2016/17 | 253 | B+ (44.2) | +0.36 |
| 2015/16 | 276 | B+ (42.8) | +0.21 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 83.5 | +1.1 |
| Further and other education | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Further education | 0.3 | — |
| Other education | 0.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.8 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 6 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.2 | −1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +1.6 |
Ofsted
Dartford Grammar School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 6 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 6 Dec 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (411 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 411
- 27% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 50% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (4%) with SEND