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Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford DA2 7DA · wgsb.co.uk · 01322 223090
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 64.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,174
- 326 over 848 places · 138%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 10.1%
- First language not English
- 20.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Endeavour Mat
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 179 families put the school first and 180 places were offered; 46% 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 | 180 | 179 | 1 | 46% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 178 | 185 | 1▲ | 48% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 179 | 175 | 1 | 41% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 182 | 1▲ | 45% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 181 | 180 | 1 | 39% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 64.6, and 90% 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+ (33.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲64.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲90.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲96.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲67.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.73 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 89.2 | +4.1 |
| Sixth form college | 1.4 | −0.6 |
| Further education | 5.4 | −2.7 |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.4 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | +0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 134 students | C+ (33.3) | Below average -0.39 | |
| 134 students | C+ (33.5) | Below average -0.39 | |
| 14 students | Dist+ (38.5) | Average 0.00 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 116 | C+ (33.2) | -0.44 |
| 2022/23 | 119 | C+ (35) | — |
| 2021/22 | 121 | B- (37.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 120 | C+ (31.8) | -0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 130 | C+ (34.5) | -0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 135 | C (29.7) | -0.20 |
| 2015/16 | 132 | C (29.6) | -0.17 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 65 | +4.7 |
| Further education | 0.8 | −1.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 10 | −4.9 |
| Employment | 15 | −4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | +5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | +0.8 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Wilmington Grammar School for Boys was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (294 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 294
- 27% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (11%) with SEND