Foundation school Secondary Open

Dover Grammar School for Boys

Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT17 0DQ

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 16 October 2019). Last inspected 16 October 2019.

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899
Pupils
20.9%
Free school meals

About this school

Dover Grammar School for Boys is a Foundation school serving secondary age pupils, located in Dover, Kent. The school has 899 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 16 October 2019). Last inspected 16 October 2019. The Headteacher is Philip Horstrup. The school is administered by Kent local authority. The school has boys-only admissions.

School details

Headteacher
Philip Horstrup
Local authority
Kent
Gender
Boys
URN
118931

Admissions

Applications for places at Dover Grammar School for Boys 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)

65.4
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.54
Progress 8 · 2023-24
93%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
97%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
5.94
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
72%
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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