Dane Court Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Broadstairs, 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
2.204 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Dane Court Grammar School is a secondary school in Broadstairs, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 May 2022. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Dane Court 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 | 2.204 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 2.204 miles away, the 23rd shortest of 56 Kent secondary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- Year 7 last distances swung sharply between some years; the 2026 distance was further out than in 2025 and nearer than in 2023.
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 230 first-choice applications for 165 offers; 164 offers went to first-choice families and 66 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 93% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, 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
- Broadstairs Road, Broadstairs, CT10 2RT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,152 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 May 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders have made it their priority to provide a broad and ambitious curriculum for all pupils, regardless of their starting points.”
- “Pupils respond positively to the high expectations that staff have.”
- “They know that staff want the best for them, and they value the support their teachers provide.”
To improve
- “However, a small number of pupils are not as confident.”
- “However, in mathematics and physical education (PE), it is not yet clear how these have been broken down to clearly identify what pupils are expected to know and remember before they move on to the next steps of their learning journey.”
- “However, some pupils would like more guidance relating to vocational routes and a broader range of careers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2022 (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) | 65.3 | 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: 230 first-preference applications, 165 offers in total, 164 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.
- The Charles Dickens School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Royal Harbour Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hartsdown Academy 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ursuline College 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- King Ethelbert School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Sir Roger Manwood's School 6.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Sandwich Technology School 7.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published