Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Dartford, Kent
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Lowest score offered (National Offer Day) · governors' places (English and reasoning score, within 5 miles) | 252 |
| Kent Test pass mark (lowest on any one paper) | 108 |
| Kent Test pass mark (total) | 332 |
From Kent County Council, Wilmington Grammar School for Boys · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.732 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys is a secondary school in Dartford, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 March 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Wilmington 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 | 2.732 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
- Year 7 2026 drew 179 first-choice applications for 180 offers, and 551 of the 1,067 applications (52%) came from families living outside Kent; 22 offers went to them.
- In 2026, 83 Year 7 offers went to first-choice families and 96 first-choice families (54%) were not offered a place; 97 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 2.732 miles away, about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2023.
- In 2024/25, 90% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the A level average grade was C+ (England B-).
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
- Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, DA2 7DA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,174 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils greatly enjoy attending Wilmington Grammar School for Boys.”
- “It is a warm, friendly and aspirational school, and pupils feel happy and safe here.”
- “Pupils recognise, understand and value each other’s differences.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not grasp key knowledge the first time around.”
- “Sometimes, teachers do not pick up on this and move on to new learning too quickly, without checking that key knowledge has been learned.”
- “This hinders some pupils’ progress, particularly pupils with SEND.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 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) | 90% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 64.6 | 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: 179 first-preference applications, 180 offers in total, 83 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.
- Leigh Academy Wilmington 0.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Wilmington Grammar School for Girls 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Dartford Science & Technology College 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dartford Grammar School for Girls 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dartford Grammar School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Orchards Academy 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leigh UTC Dartford 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published