Dartford Grammar School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
A91
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Dartford, DA1 2HW
- Distance
- 2.1km away
Leigh UTC Dartford
Brunel Way, Dartford, DA1 5TF
Local ranking47th of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
960
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 2 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Exceptional
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Exceptional
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 121
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Higher education
- 51.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 23.0%
- Employment
- 13.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
26.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
15.7
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
20
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 38.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 133
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 689
- Boys
- 529 (77%)
- Girls
- 162 (23%)
- Capacity
- 960 (72% full)
- SEND
- 29.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 33.6%
- EAL
- 16.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.4%
- SEN Support
- 28.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 46.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,946/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 56.0%
- Black African: 15.7%
- White Other: 9.6%
- Mixed Other: 3.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.7%
- Other: 2.5%
- Asian Other: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.8%
56.0%
White British
15.7%
Black African
9.6%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 140987
- UKPRN
- 10047247
- Establishment No.
- 4012
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
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