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Dover Grammar School for Girls

Frith Road, Dover CT16 2PZ

8Schola Grade
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Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
847
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 885
Local authority
Kent
South East

Schola Grade 8

GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
GCSE resultsAttainment 8 score 59.9, an average GCSE grade of about 6.0
92ndpercentile
Disadvantaged pupilsDisadvantaged pupils' Attainment 8 score 50.8
93rdpercentile
Attendance20% of pupils persistently absent
70thpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).

About Dover Grammar School for Girls

Dover Grammar School for Girls is a state secondary school in Dover, Kent, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13).

It has 847 pupils on roll and room for 885. It is a girls' school. It is a grammar school: state-funded, and admitting pupils by an entrance test. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 8 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.

Location & nearby schools

Frith Road
Dover CT16 2PZ
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School details

Type
State School · What this means
Level
Secondary
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Ages
11–18
Official type
Community school
Pupils
Girls only
Admissions
Selective (grammar)
Sixth form
Yes
Pupils on roll
847
Capacity
885 pupils
Free school meals
20.30% of pupils eligible
Local authority
Kent
Nation
England
URN
118806

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