Dartford Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Dartford, Kent
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Lowest score offered (National Offer Day) · inside priority area | 381 |
| Lowest score offered (National Offer Day) · outside priority area | 403 |
| Kent Test pass mark (lowest on any one paper) | 108 |
| Kent Test pass mark (total) | 332 |
From Kent County Council, Kent grammar schools (Dane Court Grammar School website) · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026: Not published · From Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Dartford Grammar School is a secondary school in Dartford, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 6 December 2022. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Dartford Grammar School 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 | Not published |
| 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
- There were 569 first-choice applications for 179 offers in 2026 Year 7 entry, 3.2 first choices per offer, the highest of 99 Kent secondary schools.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, 149 offers went to first-choice families, while 420 first-choice families (74%) were not offered a place.
- In 2026 Year 7 entry, 1,008 of the 1,574 applications (64%) came from families living outside Kent, and 47 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 99% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (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
- West Hill, Dartford, DA1 2HW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,576 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 6 December 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils say that it is a ‘privilege’ to attend this exceptional school.”
- “They are rightly proud to be a highly valued member of the school community.”
- “Pupils learn to be polite, motivated, and hard-working individuals, who look after and care for each other.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 January 2023 (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) | 99% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 79.9 | 46 |
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: 569 first-preference applications, 179 offers in total, 149 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.
- Dartford Grammar School for Girls 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dartford Science & Technology College 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wilmington Grammar School for Girls 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Wilmington Grammar School for Boys 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leigh UTC Dartford 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Wilmington 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stone Lodge School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published