Dover Grammar School for Boys
About the school
Dover Grammar School for Boys is a state-funded grammar school in South East England.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 January 2025
- Published
- 4 March 2025
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 65.4
- Kent
- 46.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Kent
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 93.00%
- Kent
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 97.40%
- Kent
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 71.90%
- Kent
- 46.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.94
- Kent
- 4.18
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.23
AAB or better
- School
- 5.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
899
Girls
2.67%
Boys
97.33%
SEN support
2.45%
Education, health and care plan
0.67%
English as an additional language
7.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
21.78%
Overall absence
5.93
Persistent absence
16.16
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
132
Sustained education or employment
98%
Education
95%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
65
Sustained education or employment
86%
Higher education
63%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
23%
Admissions
The school is selective and, in order to gain entry, the prospective student must first pass the 11+ examination, informally known as the "Kent Test". Alternatively they can pass the schools in-house 'Grammar Test', which is administered by the School.