Dover Grammar School for Girls

Community school · Secondary school · Dover, Kent
CT16 2PZ
Composite score
74.9

Dover Grammar School for Girls at a glance

Located in Dover, Kent, Dover Grammar School for Girls is a girls' secondary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 872 pupils aged 11 to 18. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 59.9, well above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 0.6 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 8% of secondary schools in England.

75% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 93% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Dover Grammar School for Girls does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#247
National rank
#68
In South East
#31
In Kent
Top 8%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
59.9
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
75%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
93%
% EBacc grade 5+
53%
EBacc average points score
5.76

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 872 % FSM ever-6 19.3% % EAL 10.8% Age range 11–18 Gender Girls

Location

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