Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Kent
Common Lane, Dartford, DA2 7DA
95
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
48%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.6%
14.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,174
Capacity used
Over capacity138%
848 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
48%
1st preference success rate
89 of 185 families who put it first got an offer
178
Places offered
995
Total applications
5.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 185 | 89 | ● 48% |
| 2nd preference | 314 | 75 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 177 | 8 | ● 5% |
| 4th preference | 319 | 6 | ● 2% |
| Total | 995 | 178 | 18% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 517 applications came from outside the council area (11 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stuart Harrington
- Address
- Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, DA2 7DA
- Phone
- 01322223090
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Maypole & Leyton Cross · Dartford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137227
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ENDEAVOUR MAT
1,174 pupils · 848 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
14 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 900 pupils
Attendance
94.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
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 | 66.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.65 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 93% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 97% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.09 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.18 | — | — |
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 | 64.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 90% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 96.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 67.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.73 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 180 | — |
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 | 33.34 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 134 | — |
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 | 180 | 59% | 92% | 98% | |
| English Language | 180 | 48% | 91% | 96% | |
| English Literature | 180 | 50% | 93% | 96% | |
| Religious Studies | 179 | 28% | 84% | 93% | |
| Business | 131 | 44% | 90% | 98% | |
| Geography | 115 | 25% | 83% | 93% | |
| Biology | 109 | 32% | 90% | 97% | |
| Physics | 109 | 43% | 94% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 109 | 36% | 85% | 96% | |
| History | 88 | 36% | 73% | 90% | |
| Combined Science | 71 | 18% | 69% | 93% | |
| Computer Science | 69 | 42% | 84% | 94% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 62 | 13% | 29% | 42% | |
| Economics | 49 | 0% | 12% | 57% | |
| Business Studies | 44 | 0% | 9% | 57% | |
| Psychology | 34 | 6% | 15% | 47% | |
| Geography | 23 | 4% | 13% | 39% | |
| Physics | 20 | 0% | 25% | 45% | |
| English Literature | 20 | 0% | 10% | 50% | |
| Chemistry | 18 | 6% | 22% | 44% | |
| Sociology | 18 | 0% | 0% | 39% | |
| Biology | 17 | 6% | 35% | 47% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 15 | 0% | 13% | 60% | |
| History | 12 | 0% | 8% | 25% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #352 of 1,857 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11291: Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
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) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 15% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
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.