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Dover Grammar School for Boys

Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT17 0DQ ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2025Grammar school
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At a glance

A state boys' grammar school for ages 11–18 in Dover. Ofsted inspection (January 2025): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 65.4 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 183 families put it first for 157 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
960
Gender
Boys
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Local authority
Kent
Headteacher
Mr Philip Horstrup
School website 01304206117 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 21 Jan 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

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

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (16 Oct 2019): School remains Good
Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 114 pupils

Attainment 8
65.4
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
93%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
97.4%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.54
2023/24 · CI 0.3 to 0.79
This school
65.4
Kent
46.7
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
157
1st preferences
183
All applications
340
1st prefs per place
1.17
More first choices than places

154 of 183 first-preference applicants were offered a place (84%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
899
Capacity
905
106% full
Girls / boys
4/96
Boys
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)21.8%
  • English as an additional language7.5%
  • SEN support2.5%
  • Education, Health and Care plan0.7%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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