Community school Secondary Open

Dover Grammar School for Girls

Frith Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 2PZ

Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 4 March 2025.

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872
Pupils
18.3%
Free school meals

About this school

Dover Grammar School for Girls is a Community school serving secondary age pupils, located in Dover, Kent. The school has 872 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 4 March 2025. The Headteacher is Daniel Quinn. The school is administered by Kent local authority. The school has girls-only admissions.

School details

Headteacher
Daniel Quinn
Local authority
Kent
Gender
Girls
URN
118806

Admissions

Applications for places at Dover Grammar School for Girls are handled by the school or the local authority (Kent). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

59.9
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.17
Progress 8 · 2023-24
75%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
93%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
5.76
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
84%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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