Dover Grammar School for Boys
Secondary · Foundation 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
7.816 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Dover Grammar School for Boys is a secondary school in Dover, Kent for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Dover Grammar School for Boys 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 | 7.816 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
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 7.816 miles away, the 10th longest of 56 Kent secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance stayed close to the year before in every year published, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years.
- Year 7 2026 had 183 first-choice applications for 157 offers; 154 offers went to first-choice families and 29 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 93% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent.
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
- Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0DQ
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 960 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this ambitious, inclusive school.”
- “The school has the highest expectations of pupils in all aspects of school life.”
- “Pupils are motivated to learn and achieve highly.”
To improve
- “However, this is not the case in all areas.”
- “Consequently, some students reach the sixth form with insecure knowledge and skills, which affects their levels of achievement.”
- “Published examination outcomes in the sixth form are not as strong as in key stage 4.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 March 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) | 93% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 65.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | 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: 183 first-preference applications, 157 offers in total, 154 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.
- Astor Secondary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dover Grammar School for Girls 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Edmund's Catholic School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Dover Christ Church Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Duke of York's Royal Military School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Folkestone Academy 5.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Harvey Grammar School 6.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Turner Free School 6.7 mi Good Last distance published