Dover Grammar School for Boys

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Astor Avenue
 Dover
 Kent CT17 0DQ
Telephone: 01304 206117

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Foundation School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Selective

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Philip Horstrup (since September 2018)
Previous Headteacher: Fiona Chapman
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 51.32 / 4.29
Non-teaching Staff*: 32.33
Number of pupils: 899
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.5
Sex: Boys
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 20.90% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 37.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 23.7% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 14.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 23.0%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 12.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £5,613,460*
Income Per Pupil: £6,244
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Kent
Constituency: Dover
Electoral Ward: Tower Hamlets
School Number: 8865459

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 21st January 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Priory Fields School (0.4km) show on map
  3. White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School (0.5km) show on map
  4. St Martin's School (0.5km) show on map
  5. Vale View Community School (0.5km) show on map
  6. Elms School (1.1km) show on map
  7. Barton Junior School (1.2km) show on map
  8. Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School (1.2km) show on map
  9. Dover College (1.2km) show on map
  10. Charlton Church of England Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  11. Dover Grammar School for Girls (1.3km) show on map
  12. St Edmund's Catholic School (1.5km) show on map
  13. St Richard's Catholic Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  14. Aycliffe Community Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  15. Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  16. Green Park Community Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  17. River Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  18. Guston Church of England Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  19. Dover Christ Church Academy (2.5km) show on map
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  33. Woodpecker Court (8.5km) show on map
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  35. Selsted Church of England Primary School (8.6km) show on map
  36. Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary (8.7km) show on map
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