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Girls' schools in and near Dartford

All 3 girls' schools in Dartford, and the nearest just outside.

3 schools in Dartford

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  1. Dartford Grammar School for Girls

    Dartford, DA1 2NT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Strong standard or better
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Dartford girls schools average, low absence.

    428 first choices, 178 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 8

    Dartford girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9Dartford girls schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,257
    View school Dartford Grammar School for Girls
  2. Wilmington Grammar School for Girls

    Dartford, DA2 7BB · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Dartford girls schools average, low absence.

    193 first choices, 180 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Dartford girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9Dartford girls schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,154
    View school Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
  3. Dartford Science & Technology College

    Dartford, DA1 2LY · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Dartford girls schools average, high absence.

    172 first choices, 148 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Dartford girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 16Dartford girls schools about 11
    Pupils
    857
    View school Dartford Science & Technology College

Just outside Dartford

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Dartford.

  1. St Catherine's Catholic School

    2.8 miles from Dartford · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
    • Catholic
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Dartford girls schools average.

    158 first choices, 208 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Dartford girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 10Dartford girls schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,021
    View school St Catherine's Catholic School
  2. Townley Grammar School

    3.4 miles from Dartford · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Dartford girls schools average, low absence.

    190 first choices, 246 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Dartford girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 7Dartford girls schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,669
    View school Townley Grammar School
The big picture

How Dartford's girls' schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

GCSE score (Attainment 8)

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

Dartford 64.1England 46.2Dartford Science & Technology College: 47.1Wilmington Grammar School for Girls: 65.3Dartford Grammar School for Girls: 77.3020406080
Girls' schools in Dartford

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Dartford average 5.9%Dartford Grammar School for Girls: 4.6%Wilmington Grammar School for Girls: 4.8%Dartford Science & Technology College: 8.4%0%4%8%12%16%
Girls' schools in Dartford

Ofsted grades in Dartford

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
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Four things worth knowing in Dartford

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About these schools

Girls' schools in Dartford, explained

There are 3 girls' schools in Dartford, teaching 3,268 children. 1 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Dartford girls schools scored an average Attainment 8 of 64.1 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

16.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,122 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 13.1% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many girls schools are in Dartford?
There are 3 girls schools in Dartford, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best girls schools in Dartford?
The highest-ranked girls schools in Dartford on Eduscope are Dartford Grammar School for Girls, Wilmington Grammar School for Girls and Dartford Science & Technology College. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are girls schools in Dartford ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Dartford girls schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across girls schools in Dartford is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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