Dover Grammar School for Girls

State-Funded School

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

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Dover and DealConstituency

CT16 2PZPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 847 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 59.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 75.2%
EBacc average point score: 5.76

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

847

Total Pupils

3%Boys

97%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

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: 847
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
3 Apr 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
5 Dec 2013	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.