Dartford Grammar School

State-Funded School

dartford-grammar-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

DartfordConstituency

DA1 2HWPostcode

10.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,576 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 79.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 98.9%
EBacc average point score: 7.99

Ethnicity

White

16%

Asian

37%

Black

28%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,576

Total Pupils

83%Boys

17%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

34%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 1,576
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Jan 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
16 Jun 2008	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.