Dartford Grammar School for Girls vs Wilmington Grammar School for Girls

Side by side

	Dartford Grammar School for Girls	Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Phase	Secondary	Secondary
Gender	Girls	Girls
Pupils on roll	1,248	1,163
Free school meals	22.3%	5.9%
Ofsted rating	Outstanding	Good
Attainment 8 — 2024/25	75.5	66.7
A-level average points — 2024/25	39.77	33.31
11+ test board	GL Assessment	GL Assessment
Admission system	score-ranked (places allocated in score order, no fixed threshold)	score-ranked (places allocated in score order, no fixed threshold)
Places offered — 202627	178	180
First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place	2.4	1.07

Qualifying scores

Dartford Grammar School for Girls

332 out of 423 (2026 entry)

Aggregate ≥332 with no single paper below 108. County-wide Kent Test threshold: reaching it earns a 'suitable for grammar school' assessment, NOT a place — each school then applies its own oversubscription criteria, and super-selective schools (The Judd School, Skinners', Tonbridge, Dartford) fill in score order well above the threshold.

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Wilmington Grammar School for Girls

332 out of 423 (2026 entry)

Aggregate ≥332 with no single paper below 108. County-wide Kent Test threshold: reaching it earns a 'suitable for grammar school' assessment, NOT a place — each school then applies its own oversubscription criteria, and super-selective schools (The Judd School, Skinners', Tonbridge, Dartford) fill in score order well above the threshold.

Council source ↗

Who gets priority

Where a school is oversubscribed, these are the first criteria applied, in order. This is usually what decides an application.

Dartford Grammar School for Girls

Looked after children and previously looked after children
Children with exceptional medical/social needs, supported by professional evidence
Children living in the school's designated area or linked primary school catchment
Siblings of children on roll at the school

Source: school admissions policy.

Wilmington Grammar School for Girls

Looked after children and previously looked after children
Children with exceptional medical/social needs, supported by professional evidence
Children living in the school's designated area or linked primary school catchment
Siblings of children on roll at the school

Source: school admissions policy.

Choosing between them

Both schools admit girls, so the decision usually comes down to the admission criteria above and how far each one reaches. The figures on this page are the published ones — they describe intakes and results, not what either school would be like for your child. The right choice depends on your family's own priorities and circumstances.

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