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Dane Court Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Broadstairs Road, Broadstairs CT10 2RT · danecourt.kent.sch.uk · 01843 864941
On the mapSearch near CT10 2RT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 65.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,152
- 100% of 1,154 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 19.3%
- First language not English
- 11.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 230 families put the school first and 165 places were offered; 71% 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 | 165 | 230 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 163 | 240 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 165 | 223 | 1.4▲ | 74% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 165 | 235 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 164 | 249 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 65.3, and 92.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade D- (18 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲65.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲92.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲96.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲79.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.16 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 87.8 | +1.5 |
| Further education | 6.4 | −1 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | −2.2 |
| Employment | 0.6 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.7 | −0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
All academic average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 187 students | B- (35.8) | Below average -0.18 | |
| 93 students | Dist (33.9) | Below average -0.26 |
| Earlier years: All academic | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 158 | C+ (34.4) | -0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 169 | B- (36.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 209 | B- (36.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 142 | C+ (33.3) | -0.07 |
| 2017/18 | 187 | C+ (33.2) | -0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 173 | B- (36.4) | +0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 189 | C+ (34) | -0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 44.6 | −11.4 |
| Further and other education | 2.3 | −0.5 |
| Further education | 1.7 | — |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1 | +1.4 |
| Employment | 26.3 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16 | +6.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +3.8 |
Ofsted
Dane Court Grammar School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 May 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2007
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 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
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (141 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 141
- 11% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (12%) with SEND