Dover Grammar School for Girls | Secondary with sixth form in Dover | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Dover Grammar School for Girls

SecondaryPost 16

Dover · Dover · CT16 2PZ http://dggs.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
847
cap. 885
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Girls
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
4 Mar 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth form provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

4 reports
14 Nov 2013
Full inspectionOutstanding
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30 Jun 2010
Interim assessment
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16 May 2007
Full inspectionOutstanding
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Selective

This school is in Dover. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
93%
-2pp
LA
67%
England
66%
98%94%90%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
75%
+3pp
LA
48%
England
46%
85%74%63%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
59.9
+0.6
LA
47.8
England
46.8
64.061.659.3
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
84%
-1pp
LA
48%
England
41%
98%91%84%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
7.7
+0.6
LA
7.7
England
7.7
8.37.77.0
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.17
Average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
35.0
+0.4
LA
30.0
England
32.4
36.834.432.0
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
-0.10
0
LA
-0.21
-0.1-0.2-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
16%
+2pp
LA
11%
England
14%
19%14%10%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B-
+1
B-C+C+
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.10
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

99%

staying in education or employment

0% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education96%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

89%

staying in education or employment

10% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education64%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment22%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
872
cap. 885
914893872
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.2
LA AVG 17.78:1
17.716.415.1
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
11%
LA AVG 12.27%
11%8%5%
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FSM eligible
19%
LA AVG 26.9%
19%15%11%
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SEN
7%
LA AVG 15.48%
7%5%2%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
7%
LA
8%
England
9%
9%6%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
20%
LA
24%
England
24%
31%19%7%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressFrith Road, Dover, CT16 2PZ
Telephone01304206625
Local authorityKent
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.2:1
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6900 spend / pupil£6707 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2593%75%59.9Not applicable84%7.7133
2023/2495%72%59.3+0.1786%7.0124
2022/2396%78%59.7+0.2892%8.3143
2021/2290%63%60.2+0.1789%7.5131
2018/1998%83%62.8+0.3698%7.7126
2017/1898%85%64.0+0.4596%7.6122
2016/1797%76%61.8+0.3998%125
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2586%
2023/2489%
2022/2393%
2021/2289%
2018/1998%
2017/1896%
2016/1798%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2535.0B--0.1016%137
2023/2434.6C+-0.0714%129
2022/2336.5B-19%119
2021/2236.8B-14%105
2018/1934.0C+-0.2310%103
2017/1835.8B--0.0717%119
2016/1732.0C+-0.1417%109

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2587216.27%11%19%7%20%
2023/2487515.16%11%16%8%23%
2022/2388215.25%9%17%8%24%
2021/2291016.05%9%16%9%31%
2020/2191417.04%8%11%
2018/1989017.73%7%14%5%13%
2017/1888117.22%6%13%4%9%
2016/1787216.82%5%13%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.