Dover Grammar School for Girls
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · Dover, Kent
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Kent Test pass mark (lowest on any one paper) | 108 |
| Kent Test pass mark (total) | 332 |
From Kent grammar schools (Dane Court Grammar School website) · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
7.356 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
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. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Dover Grammar School for Girls catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 7.356 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 75% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 59.9 (England 46).
- The last child offered a Year 7 place for 2026 lived 7.356 miles away, the 12th longest of 56 Kent secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- 19.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 46.4% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent.
- Year 7 2026 had 178 first-choice applications for 140 offers, with 137 offers going to first-choice families and 41 first-choice families (23%) not offered a place.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Frith Road, Dover, CT16 2PZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- 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.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- St Edmund's Catholic School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Dover Grammar School for Boys 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Astor Secondary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Duke of York's Royal Military School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Dover Christ Church Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Folkestone Academy 6.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Goodwin Academy 6.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Harvey Grammar School 7.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published