Dover Grammar School for Girls
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · Dover, Kent
Dover Grammar School for Girls is a secondary school in Dover, Kent for ages 11–18 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Frith Road, Dover, CT16 2PZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 847 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025
Strengths
- “Dover Grammar School for Girls provides an inclusive, welcoming and ambitious environment for all pupils and sixth-form students.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school, and their attendance is high.”
- “The school’s values of ‘building character, fostering respect, achieving success’ permeate all aspects of school life.”
To improve
- “However, appropriate discussion about the subject matter being taught is not promoted in all lessons.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 75% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 59.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 178 first-preference applications, 140 offers in total, 137 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- St Edmund's Catholic School 0.2 mi Good
- Dover Grammar School for Boys 0.8 mi Not judged
- Astor Secondary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Duke of York's Royal Military School 1.0 mi Good
- Dover Christ Church Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Folkestone Academy 6.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Goodwin Academy 6.7 mi Not judged
- The Harvey Grammar School 7.3 mi School remains Outstanding