Dover Grammar School for Boys
Secondary · Foundation school · Boys · Kent
Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0DQ
84
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 21/01/2025
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.1%
16.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
960
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
905 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
154 of 198 families who put it first got an offer
157
Places offered
373
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 198 | 154 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 110 | 3 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 37 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 28 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 373 | 157 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Philip Horstrup
- Address
- Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0DQ
- Phone
- 01304206117
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Tower Hamlets · Dover and Deal
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 118931
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
960 pupils · 905 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
21 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good - 19
16 October 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 718 pupils
Attendance
94.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 59.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.54 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 94% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.31 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 65.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 93% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 97.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 71.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.94 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 114 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.23 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 5.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 89 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 114 | 61% | 93% | 98% | |
| English Language | 114 | 33% | 88% | 96% | |
| English Literature | 114 | 64% | 96% | 97% | |
| Religious Studies | 106 | 28% | 75% | 85% | |
| History | 75 | 35% | 72% | 81% | |
| Geography | 74 | 36% | 80% | 92% | |
| Design & Technology | 68 | 35% | 84% | 99% | |
| Combined Science | 66 | 21% | 76% | 94% | |
| Biology | 48 | 56% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 48 | 56% | 96% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 48 | 63% | 94% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 44 | 34% | 93% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 34 | 9% | 24% | 47% | |
| Economics | 25 | 0% | 4% | 16% | |
| Psychology | 25 | 0% | 0% | 4% | |
| English Literature | 25 | 0% | 8% | 20% | |
| Sociology | 24 | 0% | 8% | 29% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 19 | 0% | 21% | 26% | |
| Physics | 17 | 0% | 18% | 35% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 0% | 6% | 38% | |
| History | 15 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Fine Art | 14 | 0% | 36% | 57% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 14 | 0% | 7% | 29% | |
| Film Studies | 10 | 0% | 10% | 80% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11295: Dover Grammar School for Boys
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 67% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 70% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.