Dover Grammar School for Girls
Community school in Dover, Kent.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Admissions policy | Selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 847 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 885 |
| Free school meals | 20.30% |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Address | Frith Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 2PZ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://dggs.kent.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01304206625 |
| URN | 118806 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 4 March 2025, published 3 April 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- St Edmund's Catholic School (secondary school, about 0.3 km)
- Dover Grammar School for Boys (secondary school, about 1.3 km)
- Astor Secondary School (secondary school, about 1.5 km)
- Duke of York's Royal Military School (secondary school, about 1.7 km)
- Dover Christ Church Academy (secondary school, about 1.9 km)
- Folkestone Academy (secondary school, about 10.8 km)
- Goodwin Academy (secondary school, about 10.9 km)
- The Harvey Grammar School (secondary school, about 11.8 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.