Dover Grammar School for Boys
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B73
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Dover, CT17 0DQ
- Distance
- 0.2km away
Astor Secondary School
Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0AS
Local ranking97th of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Needs attention
Secondary
Phase
1230
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 27.9 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 10.1% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 21.6% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 9.4% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 2.3 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 139
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 79.0%
- Continued in education
- 72.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 68.0%
- Higher education
- 28.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 32.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25D+
Avg A-Level Grade
22.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
25.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
32
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 14.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 81
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 770
- Boys
- 360 (47%)
- Girls
- 410 (53%)
- Capacity
- 1230 (63% full)
- SEND
- 24.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 62.0%
- EAL
- 16.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.7%
- SEN Support
- 22.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 53.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,920/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 13.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 47.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 73.3%
- White Other: 8.6%
- Mixed Other: 5.3%
- Gypsy/Roma: 4.4%
- Other: 2.7%
- Black African: 2.3%
- Asian Other: 1.3%
- Asian Indian: 0.8%
73.3%
White British
8.6%
White Other
5.3%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 138167
- UKPRN
- 10037500
- Establishment No.
- 4113
- Trust
- SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST
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