Dover Grammar School for Boys is a secondary school located in Dover. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/02/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0DQ
Website: http://www.dovergramboys.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01304206117
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Philip Horstrup
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 118931

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/02/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 800
Number of Pupils: 768
Number of Boys: 752
Number of Girls: 16

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.07 Confidence interval -0.31 to 0.16
Of the 112 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 111 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:50%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:71%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:56.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.97
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
White Cliffs Primary School
St Radigund's Road , CT17 0LB
3out of 4 551 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Martin's School
Markland Road , CT17 9LY
3out of 4 575 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Priory Fields School
Astor Avenue , CT17 0FS
3out of 4 597 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Vale View Community School
Vale View Road , Elms Vale CT17 9NP
3out of 4 605 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Barton Junior School
Barton Road , CT16 2ND
3out of 4 1,328 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dover Grammar School for Boys
Astor Avenue , CT17 0DQ
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Astor Secondary School
Astor Avenue , CT17 0AS
2out of 4 218 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dover Grammar School for Girls
Frith Road , CT16 2PZ
4out of 4 1,466 yd Community school No Girls More About School
St Edmund's Catholic School
Old Charlton Road , CT16 2QB
2out of 4 1,649 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Dover Christ Church Academy
Melbourne Avenue , Whitfield CT16 2EG
2out of 4 2,701 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elms School
Elms Vale Road , CT17 9PS
3out of 4 1,107 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dover College
Effingham Crescent , CT17 9RH
- not rated 1,341 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Sallygate School
Channels & Choices , Kearsney Manor CT16 3EQ
- not rated 2,838 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.