Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Shepherds Lane, Dartford, DA1 2NT
1,257 pupils · 112% of 1,119 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- THE ARET� TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.9%
Ofsted
Exceptional (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Exceptional |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Exceptional |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 14 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 75.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 94.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 98.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 80.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Heavily oversubscribed — 2.4 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 178 | 428 | 1,269 | 178 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 179 | 384 | 1,257 | 179 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 179 | 486 | 1,401 | 179 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 180 | 425 | 1,338 | 180 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 178 | 457 | 1,306 | 178 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 179 | 479 | 1,536 | 179 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 180 | 467 | 1,292 | 180 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 180 | 428 | 1,338 | 180 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Dartford Science & Technology College 0.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Dartford Grammar School 0.2 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Wilmington Grammar School for Girls 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Wilmington Grammar School for Boys 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Leigh Academy Wilmington 1.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Haberdashers' Crayford Academy 2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.