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Dover Grammar School for Girls

Frith Road, Dover, CT16 2PZ

Local ranking32nd of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

885

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Girls

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 4 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Sixth form provision
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
59.9 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
75.2% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
93.2% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
84.2% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
5.8 nat4.1
Cohort Size
133

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
99.0%
Continued in education
94.0%
Apprenticeships
2.0%
Employment
2.0%
Not sustained
0.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
89.0%
Higher education
63.0%
Apprenticeships
3.0%
Employment
22.0%
Not sustained
10.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

B-

Avg A-Level Grade

35.0

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

35.6

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

114

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
15.6% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points
30.7
16-18 Cohort
199

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
872
Boys
27 (3%)
Girls
845 (97%)
Capacity
885 (99% full)
SEND
7.5%
FSM Eligible
19.3%
EAL
10.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.9%
SEN Support
6.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
53.7
Budget per Pupil
£6,900/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
19.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 78.4%
  • Mixed Other: 5.4%
  • White Other: 4.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.4%
  • Asian Other: 2.2%
  • Asian Indian: 1.7%
  • Black African: 1.2%
  • Other: 1.0%

78.4%

White British

5.4%

Mixed Other

4.9%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
118806
UKPRN
10002018
Establishment No.
4109

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