Dartford Grammar School is a secondary school located in Dartford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 21/05/2008. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.6%, which is 1.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: West Hill, Dartford, DA1 2HW
Website: http://www.dartfordgrammarschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01322223039
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Julian Metcalf
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136359

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/05/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1550
Number of Pupils: 1546
Number of Boys: 1289
Number of Girls: 257

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.75 Confidence interval 0.55 to 0.96
Of the 150 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 144 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:99%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:96%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:74.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:7.4
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford
King Edward Avenue , DA1 2HX
3out of 4 305 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
West Hill Primary Academy
Dartford Road , DA1 3DZ
3out of 4 339 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Westgate Primary School
Summerhill Road , DA1 2LP
3out of 4 503 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford
Chatsworth Road , DA1 5AF
3out of 4 888 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Wentworth Primary School
Wentworth Drive , DA1 3NG
3out of 4 1,341 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dartford Grammar School
West Hill , DA1 2HW
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Shepherds Lane , DA1 2NT
4out of 4 243 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Dartford Science & Technology College
Heath Lane , DA1 2LY
3out of 4 436 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Wilmington Grange , Parsons Lane DA2 7BB
4out of 4 1,967 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy
Iron Mill Lane , Crayford DA1 4RS
2out of 4 2,091 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Kent College
Oakfield Lane , DA1 2JT
- not rated 1,582 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shenstone School
94 Old Road , DA1 4DZ
3out of 4 2,778 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Woodside Road , DA7 6LB
3out of 4 3,090 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.