Dover Grammar School for Boys
Dover · Kent
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School information
- Official name
- Dover Grammar School for Boys
- Address
- Astor Avenue
- Postcode
- CT17 0DQ
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Kent
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dover and Deal
- URN (official identifier)
- 118931
- Establishment number
- 5459
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18 years
- Gender intake
- Boys
- Number of pupils
- 960
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 905
- School type
- Foundation school
- Governance
- Maintained school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- Kent
- Headteacher
- Mr Philip Horstrup
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 21 Jan 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.dgsb.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01304206117
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Dover Grammar School for Boys
| 2025/26 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 960 | 250,889 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 20.2% | 25.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 1.3% | 13.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 0.8% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 7.7% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for Dover Grammar School for Boys.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 4 Mar 2025
· Section 8 inspections of good and non-exempt outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for section 8 inspections
- School remains Good
Report published 11 Nov 2019
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 29 Feb 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 11 Nov 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 9 Jun 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 19 Apr 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Dover Grammar School for Boys
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.9% | 7.8% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 17.5% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Dover Grammar School for Boys
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £179,300 for 163 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 21.6% | 27.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £237 | £364 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Dover Grammar School for Boys
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Secondary · 960 pupils.
| This school | Kent average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £6,466,049 £6,735 per pupil | £7,881 | £8,748 |
| Total spending | £6,370,793 £6,636 per pupil | £7,925 | £8,825 |
| Teaching staff | £4,172,670 £4,347 per pupil · 65.5% | £4,560 · 57.5% | £4,914 · 55.7% |
| Education support staff | £441,349 £460 per pupil · 6.9% | £806 · 10.2% | £995 · 11.3% |
| Supply and agency staff | £10,838 £11 per pupil · 0.2% | £60 · 0.8% | £153 · 1.7% |
| …of which agency supply | £6,435 £7 per pupil · 0.1% | £53 · 0.7% | £119 · 1.4% |
| In-year balance | £95,256 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £166,571 | ||
Previous year (2024/25): spending £6,655 per pupil, supply and agency £20 per pupil — spending down £19 per pupil on 2024/25.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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