Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Dartford, Kent
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Lowest score offered (National Offer Day) · governors' places (maths score, within 5 miles) | 132 |
| Kent Test pass mark (lowest on any one paper) | 108 |
| Kent Test pass mark (total) | 332 |
From Kent County Council, Kent grammar schools (Sir Roger Manwood's School website) · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.32 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls is a secondary school in Dartford, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 November 2022. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Wilmington 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 | 2.32 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 193 first-choice applications for 180 offers, and 489 of the 941 applications (52%) came from families living outside Kent; 21 offers went to them.
- In 2026, 83 Year 7 offers went to first-choice families and 110 first-choice families (57%) 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 2.32 miles away, the shortest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- In 2024/25, 89% 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
- Parsons Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, DA2 7BB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,154 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are extremely proud of their school.”
- “They love being part of a community which promotes diversity and equality.”
- “Strong, positive, professional relationships between pupils and staff lie at the centre of the school’s ethos.”
To improve
- “Since the arrival of the current headteacher in 2019, leaders and staff have focused sharply on improving the school, because there had been some previous decline.”
- “Leaders are ironing out the organisation in a small number of subjects, including in the sixth form, to ensure consistent high quality throughout the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 February 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) | 89% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 66.7 | 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: 193 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.
- Wilmington Grammar School for Boys 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Wilmington 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Dartford Science & Technology College 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dartford Grammar School for Girls 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dartford Grammar School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leigh UTC Dartford 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stone Lodge School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published