Dover Grammar School for Girls 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 15/11/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Frith Road, Dover, CT16 2PZ
Website: http://dggs.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01304206625
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Robert Benson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 118806

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 885
Number of Pupils: 914
Number of Boys: 29
Number of Girls: 885

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.36 Confidence interval 0.13 to 0.59
Of the 126 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 124 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:98%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:83%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:62.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.13
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Charlton Church of England Primary School
Barton Road , CT16 2LX
3out of 4 124 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Richard's Catholic Primary School
Castle Avenue , CT16 1EZ
3out of 4 319 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Barton Junior School
Barton Road , CT16 2ND
3out of 4 320 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School
Heathfield Avenue , CT16 2PB
4out of 4 972 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Priory Fields School
Astor Avenue , CT17 0FS
3out of 4 1,053 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 Girls
Frith Road , CT16 2PZ
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Girls More About School
St Edmund's Catholic School
Old Charlton Road , CT16 2QB
2out of 4 285 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Dover Grammar School for Boys
Astor Avenue , CT17 0DQ
3out of 4 1,466 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Astor Secondary School
Astor Avenue , CT17 0AS
2out of 4 1,648 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Duke of York's Royal Military School
Duke of York's Royal Military School , CT15 5EQ
3out of 4 1,815 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dover College
Effingham Crescent , CT17 9RH
- not rated 741 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Elms School
Elms Vale Road , CT17 9PS
3out of 4 2,573 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.