Dover Grammar School for Boys

State-Funded School

dover-grammar-school-for-boys-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Dover and DealConstituency

CT17 0DQPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 960 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 65.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 93%
EBacc average point score: 5.94

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

960

Total Pupils

96%Boys

4%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

11%

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: 960
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
4 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
29 Feb 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.