Dartford Grammar School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address West Hill
Dartford
Kent
DA1 2HW
Phone 01322223039
Reference Number 136359

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1539
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 84.34%
Girls: 15.66%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 7.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 40%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 182 Unknown 182
8 185 Unknown 185
9 183 Unknown 183
10 181 Unknown 181
11 184 Unknown 184
12 195 116 311
13 188 125 313

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
African 24.3%
Indian 17.9%
White, British 13.3%
Mixed, Other 8.7%
Asian, Other 8.6%
Chinese 5.4%
White, Other 5.1%
White & Asian 3.2%
Pakistani 1.8%
Unclassified 1.5%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-01-27
Date Description Report
2022-12-06 School inspection: School inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
Previously as Dartford Grammar School
2008-05-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-03-19 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2004-09-20 Full inspection Full inspection
2008-05-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-03-19 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2004-09-20 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
78.4 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 98.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 100% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 41.11 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B C C+
Average Grade (best 3) NE C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 402 33
Third Preference 261 11
From another Local Authority 1095 82

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
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