Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Dartford, Kent
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Lowest score offered (National Offer Day) · inside priority area | 372 |
| Lowest score offered (National Offer Day) · outside priority area | 385 |
| 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 for Girls is a secondary school in Dartford, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Dartford 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 | 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
- For 2026 Year 7 entry there were 428 first-choice applications for 178 offers, 2.4 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 99 Kent secondary schools.
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, 153 offers went to first-choice families, and 275 first-choice families (64%) were not offered a place.
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, 801 of the 1,269 applications (63%) came from families living outside Kent, and 56 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 95% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 2nd 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
- Shepherds Lane, Dartford, DA1 2NT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,257 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils undoubtedly flourish at this school.”
- “Aspirations are unquestionably high, both from pupils themselves and the adults who enable them to thrive.”
- “Staff know pupils really well as individuals, understanding and meeting their needs extremely successfully.”
To improve
- “In places, the wealth of information held by leaders could be used even more precisely to inform future decision-making on a whole-school level.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 2026 (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) | 95% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 75.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | 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: 428 first-preference applications, 178 offers in total, 153 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 Science & Technology College 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dartford Grammar School 0.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Wilmington Grammar School for Girls 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Wilmington Grammar School for Boys 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Wilmington 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Leigh UTC Dartford 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stone Lodge School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published