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Dartford Grammar School for Girls

Secondary · Kent · DA1 2NT
Ranks above 84% of area schools (65 secondary schools in Kent)

Note Ofsted report cards grade each area separately with no single overall grade. This headline is a School Finder summary of the weakest core area, not an Ofsted grade.

✨ Hidden gem Pupils here make more progress than at most schools — it does better than its intake would predict. Based on DfE progress measures (Progress 8 / KS2), not an Ofsted grade.

Results & progress

Department for Education data, 2023/24. Progress measures are value-added (how much pupils progressed versus similar pupils nationally) — a fairer signal than raw results, which partly reflect a school’s intake. Progress 8 is not published for later years (those cohorts missed their KS2 baseline in the pandemic).

Progress 8+0.8 — Well above average
Attainment 875.3
Grade 5+ in English & Maths99%
EBacc average point score7.3

School details

Academy converterGirls onlyGrammarSixth form
TypeAcademy converter
GenderGirls
Religious characterNone
AdmissionsSelective
Age range11–18
Pupils on roll1,257
Sixth formYes
Nursery classesNo
Academy trustTHE ARETÉ TRUST
SettingUrban

Inspection history

Ofsted report card — Strong standard

Inspected 17/03/2026 · Safeguarding: Met
InclusionStrong standard
AchievementExceptional
Post-16 provisionExceptional
Safeguarding standardsMet
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourExceptional
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingExceptional

Local house prices

Homes within 1 mile sold for a median of £350,000 (2018 sales in the window).

A neighbourhood indicator from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. It is not a catchment measure and does not imply any link between school quality and house prices.