Wilmington Grammar School for Boys | School performance

96%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

90%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

64.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

67%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1032.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,178

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

96%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

90%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

64.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

67%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1032.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,178

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

96%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

90%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

64.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

67%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1032.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,178

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/03/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityKent

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1

AdmissionsSelective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Wilmington Grammar School for Boys · Secondary with sixth form · Kent

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How does this school perform?

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

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

96%

-1pp

99%98%96%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 96%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

90%

-3pp

95%93%90%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 90%

Attainment 8

64.6

-1.9

68.066.364.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 64.6

EBacc entry

67%

+8pp

70%63%56%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 67%

EBacc APS

1032.2

+130.9

1032.2966.8901.3

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1032.2

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Sixth form

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

A-level APS

33.3

+0.2

37.434.631.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 33.3

A-level value added

-0.39

-0.1-0.3-0.4

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · -0.4

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

11%

+1pp

14%10%6%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Average A-level grade

C+

B-C+C+

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,178

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

17%

FSM eligible

11%

SEN

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, DA2 7DA

Local authority

Kent

Website

http://www.wgsb.co.uk

Telephone

01322223090

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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.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	96%	90%	64.6	Not applicable	67%	1032.2	67%	1,178
2023/24	97%	93%	66.5	+0.65	59%	901.3	60%	1,119
2022/23	99%	95%	67.2	+0.72	56%	905.9	56%	1,079
2021/22	97%	95%	68.0	+0.39	56%	908.5	56%	1,050
2018/19	99%	94%	66.0	+0.35	70%	904.8	70%	963
2017/18	98%	93%	64.8	+0.37	60%	788.8	70%	965
2016/17	98%	90%	61.4	+0.08	61%	—	81%	948

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	33.3	C+	-0.39	11%	137
2023/24	33.2	C+	-0.44	10%	122
2022/23	35.0	C+	—	12%	129
2021/22	37.4	B-	—	14%	121
2018/19	31.8	C+	-0.09	6%	121
2017/18	34.5	C+	-0.09	17%	134
2016/17	29.7	C	-0.20	6%	136

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,178	22.6	8%	17%	11%	5%	14%
2023/24	1,119	23.2	7%	15%	10%	6%	20%
2022/23	1,079	21.9	7%	14%	10%	5%	10%
2021/22	1,050	20.8	8%	12%	10%	5%	9%
2020/21	1,008	20.3	7%	10%	8%	—	—
2018/19	963	19.7	7%	10%	10%	4%	7%
2017/18	965	22.5	5%	9%	10%	5%	9%
2016/17	948	19.3	5%	8%	10%	4%	8%