Dover Grammar School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Mar 4 2025 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
- 872 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 3.1%
- Girls
- 96.9%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.2%
- Persistent absence
- 15.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.5%
White British 77.8%
Mixed 9.3%
Other White 4.8%
Other Asian 2.2%
Indian 1.7%
African 1.1%
Other 1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Unclassified 0.8%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 84%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 74%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 59.8
Local authority average 46.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.75
Local authority average 4.17
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 45 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 132 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 128 |
Admissions
Dover Grammar School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 140
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 181
- 2nd preference
- 97
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 137 0 137 |
| Year 8 | 145 0 145 |
| Year 9 | 127 0 127 |
| Year 10 | 131 0 131 |
| Year 11 | 133 0 133 |
| Year 12 | 84 12 72 |
| Year 13 | 115 15 100 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 86.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 14.0% 28.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 80.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 67.0% 58.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 18.0% 19.8% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 2.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.5% 2.4% |