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Dartford Grammar School for Girls

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Shepherds Lane, Dartford DA1 2NT · dartfordgrammargirls.org.uk · 01322 223123

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
75.5
average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
Demand for places
2.4
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,257
138 over 1,119 places · 112%
Local authority
Kent
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Free school meals
23.9%
First language not English
37.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Areté Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 428 families put the school first and 178 places were offered; 36% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 457 (Places 178)457September 2023: 425 (Places 180)425September 2024: 486 (Places 179)486September 2025: 384 (Places 179)384September 2026: 428 (Places 178)428Places 178
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261784282.4▲36%
September 2025Sept 20251793842.1▲39%
September 2024Sept 20241794862.7▲33%
September 2023Sept 20231804252.4▲35%
September 2022Sept 20221784572.6▲35%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 75.5, and 94.9% 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 (39.8 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: 69.7 (England 46.3)69.72017/18: 73.2 (England 46.5)73.22018/19: 75.3 (England 46.7)75.32021/22: 78.3 (England 48.8)78.32022/23: 75.2 (England 46.3)75.22023/24: 75.3 (England 45.9)75.32024/25: 75.5 (England 46.0)75.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲75.546.0
▲94.9%45.4%
▲98.3%64.8%
▲80.1%40.5%
▲7.234.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118883)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form96.1+1.8
Sixth form college2.2+1.6
Further education0.6−1.1
Other education0.6−0.5
Activity not captured0.6−0.5

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: 35.4 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 38.8 (England 31.1)B2017/18: 37.4 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 37.0 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 42.7 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 39.0 (England 34.2)B2023/24: 41.0 (England 34.4)B2024/25: 39.8 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
171 studentsB (39.8)Below average -0.19
171 studentsB (39.8)Below average -0.20
70 studentsDist*- (41.8)Above average +0.45
19.9%AAB or better
98.8%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24176B (41)-0.16
2022/23179B (39)—
2021/22174B+ (42.7)—
2018/19158B- (37)-0.08
2017/18161B- (37.4)-0.09
2016/17143B (38.8)+0.04
2015/16133B- (35.4)-0.21

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University81.8+6.4
Other education1.7+0.5
Apprenticeship4−1.1
Employment7.4−6.3
Not in a lasting destination2.3−1.1
Activity not captured2.8+1.7

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Dartford Grammar School for Girls on 17 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
17 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementExceptional
Attendance and behaviourExceptional
Personal development and well-beingExceptional
Post-16 provisionExceptional
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Oct 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2016Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (235 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
92%
Positive
86%
Replies
235
19% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲94% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲88% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲89% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▲80% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲79% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 73% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼36% agreeEngland 43%

based on 21 parents (9%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲83% agreeEngland 63%

based on 24 parents (10%) with SEND

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