Dover Grammar School for Girls
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Attainment 8 of 59.9 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- Attainment 8:
- 59.9
- 5+ Eng & Maths:
- 91%
- Academic year:
- 2024/2025
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- Progress 8:
- +0.17
- Confidence interval:
- [-0.08, 0.42]
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Grammar School Entry
Official links
Verified exam details
Open days from the school website
Entry requirements
Dover Grammar School for Girls follows the Kent County Council admissions code for secondary transfer. For Year 7 entry, questions about the Dover Test are directed to the school admissions team.
Exam dates and admissions evidence
The admissions page states that the Dover Test is run by Quest Assessments and that candidates sit an English paper and a maths paper. The reviewed school pages did not expose the exact registration deadline, test date or results date in text, but they do reference September 2026 intake FAQs and the 2025 Year 5 Open Evening and Dover Test registration notices.
Verification
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 133 | 59.9 | — | 91.0% | 84.2% | 5.8 |
| 2023/2024 | 124 | 59.3 | +0.17 | 88.7% | 85.5% | 5.7 |
| 2022/2023 | 143 | 59.7 | +0.28 | 92.0% | 92.0% | 5.8 |
| 2021/2022 | 131 | 60.2 | +0.17 | 88.0% | 89.0% | 5.7 |
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School information
| URN | 118806 |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Community school |
| Gender of entry | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Daniel Quinn |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | CT16 2PZ |
| Latest pupils | 133 |
| FSM eligible | 18.3% |
Contact and identifiers
Frith Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 2PZ
http://dggs.kent.sch.uk/View local authority page1304206625| DfE number | 4109 |
| UKPRN | 10002018 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 24 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 3 Apr 2025 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 4 Mar 2025 |
| Publication date | 3 Apr 2025 |