Kent / Kent 11+
Frith Road, Dover, CT16 2PZ
Dover Grammar School for Girls
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A selective girls grammar school in Dover, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 872 pupils on roll.
At a glance
At a glance
A selective girls grammar school in Dover, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 872 pupils on roll. Dover Grammar School for Girls serves girls aged 11-18 and keeps a full sixth form on site. Current published roll and admissions data point to around 872 pupils on roll and 140 Year 7 places.
From a family point of view, admissions are likely to be one of the most important parts of the picture. The current route includes GL Assessment and Individual, with 140 places available in Year 7 and demand that currently looks moderate by grammar-school standards. Catchment or distance rules still matter at allocation stage, so this is the kind of school where families need to read the admissions policy carefully rather than rely on headline scores alone.
The academic side of the school is backed by enough published data to give families a useful starting point. The latest published Ofsted judgement is Outstanding. Recent official performance measures show Progress 8 at 0.17 and Attainment 8 at 59.3. 71.8% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths in the latest stored GCSE figures. In the sixth form, 15.6% of entries were awarded AAB or better at A level. Destinations data also suggest strong progression after sixth form, with 64% moving into higher education.
The wider offer currently includes Combined Cadet Force. For many parents, the presence of a sixth form is part of the attraction, because it gives able pupils the option to stay in a familiar academic setting through to A level. Taken together, those features make Dover Grammar School for Girls the kind of school that rewards careful research into travel, admissions detail, and day-to-day fit, not just headline outcomes.
Latest 2024/25 KS4 measures compared with Kent and England.
Recent published Attainment 8 scores compared with Kent and England.
Latest 2024/25 Year 11 destination mix compared with Kent and England.
There are two selection routes: the Kent Test or the Dover Test route. DGGS is a Kent community grammar school, so secondary applications follow the Kent County Council process.
Oversubscription detail is still being reviewed, so use the official admissions policy before relying on a summary.
Applicants can qualify through the Kent Test or the Dover Test route. Quest familiarisation guidance is available for the Dover Test route.
This school uses the shared Kent Test consortium route. The consortium page brings together the common test format, key dates and official papers used across that route.
Open Kent Test guideMaths is included in the published format.
English, Verbal reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning, Science and Creative writing are not listed in the current published format.
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Check the Kent admissions criteria
DGGS follows Kent County Council's admissions criteria, so start with the KCC admissions criteria page.
Open Kent criteriaRead the DGGS admissions documents
Use the school's FAQ, parent letter, and testing-arrangements documents to understand the Dover Test route.
Open DGGS admissionsChoose the test route
Applicants can apply through the Kent Test or the Dover Test route published by the school for the relevant intake.
Check test routesSubmit the secondary application
Name Dover Grammar School for Girls on your home local authority secondary application by the published deadline.
Apply for a secondary placeLatest official destinations data currently covers 2022/23 study leavers.
Recent trend
This follows the school's published overall GCSE score across the subjects pupils take. Higher is better.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 60.2 | 74.2 | 49.4 |
| 2022/23 | 59.7 | 71.8 | 47.0 |
| 2023/24 | 59.3 | 72.1 | 46.7 |
| 2024/25 | 59.9 | 72.3 | 46.8 |
Recent trend
This follows the published average A-level result for the school's sixth form. Higher is better.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | B- average (36.8 points) | 44.0 points | 37.5 points |
| 2022/23 | B- average (36.5 points) | 40.5 points | 33.7 points |
| 2023/24 | C+ average (34.6 points) | 41.3 points | 34.5 points |
| 2024/25 | B- average (35.0 points) | 41.8 points | 35.0 points |
Recent trend
This follows the share of pupils moving into a sustained destination after Year 11, such as education, apprenticeships, or employment.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 98% | 99.1% | 94.1% |
| 2022/23 | 99% | 98.9% | 93.9% |
| 2023/24 | 98% | 99.0% | 93.3% |
| 2024/25 | 99% | 97.8% | 91.4% |
Latest year breakdown
| In education | 94% |
|---|---|
| In apprenticeships | 2% |
| In employment | 2% |
Latest inspection: 15 November 2013
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FAQ
Dover Grammar School for Girls currently uses GL Assessment, Individual.
1. Check the Kent admissions criteria: DGGS follows Kent County Council's admissions criteria, so start with the KCC admissions criteria page. 2. Read the DGGS admissions documents: Use the school's FAQ, parent letter, and testing-arrangements documents to understand the Dover Test route. 3. Choose the test route: Applicants can apply through the Kent Test or the Dover Test route published by the school for the relevant intake. 4. Submit the secondary application: Name Dover Grammar School for Girls on your home local authority secondary application by the published deadline.
Key dates are still being verified for Dover Grammar School for Girls.
Dover Grammar School for Girls is currently rated Outstanding following the latest published inspection dated 15 November 2013.