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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 5 March 2013Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry1,067 applications · 180 places offered · 179 named it first
SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.
- 2026 5.9; Kent median median 3.1
- 2025 5.6; Kent median median 3.0
- 2024 5.9; Kent median median 3.2
- 2023 5.4; Kent median median 3.2
- 2022 5.6; Kent median median 2.9
- 2021 6.5; Kent median median 3.6
- 2020 5.5; Kent median median 3.1
- 2019 6.2; Kent median median 2.9
- 2018 6.3; Kent median median 3.1
- 2017 5.6; Kent median median 3.0
- 2016 6.3; Kent median median 3.3
- 2015 5.4; Kent median median 3.2
- 2014 5.2; Kent median median 3.1
- This school
- Kent median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 180 | 1,067 | 5.9 | 179 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2025 | 178 | 995 | 5.6 | 185 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2024 | 179 | 1,055 | 5.9 | 175 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 179 | 969 | 5.4 | 182 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2022 | 181 | 1,009 | 5.6 | 180 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2021 | 175 | 1,142 | 6.5 | 204 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2020 | 180 | 985 | 5.5 | 187 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2019 | 153 | 944 | 6.2 | 232 | 1.52 |
| Sep 2018 | 150 | 939 | 6.3 | 192 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2017 | 150 | 841 | 5.6 | 151 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2016 | 150 | 946 | 6.3 | 180 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2015 | 148 | 795 | 5.4 | 171 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2014 | 150 | 774 | 5.2 | 165 | 1.10 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 173 | 67.6 | 95% | 99% | – |
| 2024/25 | 180 | 64.6 | 90% | 96% | – |
| 2023/24 | 148 | 66.5 | 93% | 97% | +0.65 |
| 2022/23 | 149 | 67.2 | 95% | 99% | +0.72 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Wilmington Grammar School for BoysThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20235.9applications per place 67.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 0.1 km · KentOutstanding20235.2applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- 0.3 km · KentGood20225.2applications per place 65.3Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.6 km · Kent20263.9applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Kent20267.1applications per place 77.3Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.0 km · KentOutstanding20228.8applications per place 78.9Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.0 km · KentRemains Good20232.8applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · BexleyGood20223.2applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · BexleyGood20225.4applications per place 73.2Attainment 8 Selective
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137227 · 886/5403
- Trust
- Endeavour MAT
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Capacity
- 848 pupils · 1,174 on roll
- Free school meals
- 10.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (URN 118875)
- Address
- Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, DA2 7DA
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources