Dover Grammar School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 15 2013 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 118806
- Address
- Frith Road, CT16 2PZ
- Website
- http://dggs.kent.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 875 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 3.5%
- Girls
- 96.5%
- First language not English
- 11%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.7%
White British 79.2%
Mixed 9%
Other White 4.2%
Other Asian 2.4%
Indian 1.8%
Unclassified 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other 0.8%
African 0.6%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.28
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 92%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 78%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 59.7
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.83
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 125 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 121 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| French | GCSE | 65 |
Admissions
Dover Grammar School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 140
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 166
- 2nd preference
- 89
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 143 0 143 |
| Year 8 | 131 0 131 |
| Year 9 | 135 0 135 |
| Year 10 | 133 0 133 |
| Year 11 | 124 0 124 |
| Year 12 | 119 15 104 |
| Year 13 | 90 16 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 86.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 21.0% 26.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 73.0% 59.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 75.0% 63.8% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 27.0% 24.7% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.5% 2.2% |