OFSTED
6 December 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
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Local authority
Kent
Trust
DARTFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,576
1,576 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
263
16.7% of pupils
Male pupils
1,313
83.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.0 pts
below England
School
8.8%
Dartford
21.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.9 pts
above England
School
34.2%
Dartford
24.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Dartford
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
26.2%
413
Indian
20.0%
315
White British
9.7%
153
Any other Asian background
9.1%
143
Any other Mixed background
6.7%
106
Any other White background
6.0%
94
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
6.4%
100 of
1,576 pupils
14.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
79.9
40.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 1.11 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.33%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.89 pts
lower than
England
School
4.33%
Dartford
6.22%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.27 pts
higher than
England
School
19.08%
Dartford
16.23%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Dartford
1.85%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.7%
9.4 pts
above England
Dartford Grammar School
101.7%
Dartford
96.8%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.