Dartford Grammar School for Girls

State-Funded School

dartford-grammar-school-for-girls-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

DartfordConstituency

DA1 2NTPostcode

10.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Dartford Grammar School for Girls is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kent, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,257 pupils. Dartford Grammar School for Girls is part of THE ARETÉ TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 17 Mar 2026 · published 14 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional
Post-16 provision
Exceptional
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 75.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 94.9%
EBacc average point score: 7.23

Ethnicity

White

11%

Asian

37%

Black

38%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,257

Total Pupils

7%Boys

93%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

37%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,257
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE ARETÉ TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 20 October 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
1 Sept 2016	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.