- Grammar school for boys
- Kent 11+
Dover Grammar School for Boys: 11+ entry
Astor Avenue, Dover, CT17 0DQ
Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website
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Can we apply, and what did it take?
For September 2027 entry
Opens a short explanationqualifying scoreThe score a child must reach to be considered for a grammar school place in that area. Reaching it is not an offer of a place: places then follow each school’s admission rules.
332or more
Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE), 2026 entry (the latest published)
Checked, source: Kent County Council (hosted by school), checked- Not published yet
Year 7 places
- Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.
Last distance offered
Your next deadlines
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()Opens a short explanationCAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
in 13 days
Coming up: Appeal deadline
in 25 weeks
Can we get in?
How far offers reached
Each bar shows how far from Dover Grammar School for Boys the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.
Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.
A score of 332 or more in the Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE) means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to Dover Grammar School for Boys and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.
| Figure | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| First-preference applications | 183First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,886,E10000016,Kent,Secondary,8865459,z,4,Dover Grammar School for Boys,157,157,154,3,0,340,183,82,47,1.1883116883116882,1.1656050955414012,1,0,Foundation school,No religious character,20.9,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001202,Dover and Deal,118931,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 340All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,886,E10000016,Kent,Secondary,8865459,z,4,Dover Grammar School for Boys,157,157,154,3,0,340,183,82,47,1.1883116883116882,1.1656050955414012,1,0,Foundation school,No religious character,20.9,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001202,Dover and Deal,118931,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 157Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,886,E10000016,Kent,Secondary,8865459,z,4,Dover Grammar School for Boys,157,157,154,3,0,340,183,82,47,1.1883116883116882,1.1656050955414012,1,0,Foundation school,No religious character,20.9,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001202,Dover and Deal,118931,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 2.2Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,886,E10000016,Kent,Secondary,8865459,z,4,Dover Grammar School for Boys,157,157,154,3,0,340,183,82,47,1.1883116883116882,1.1656050955414012,1,0,Foundation school,No religious character,20.9,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001202,Dover and Deal,118931,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
No past cut-off figures for Dover Grammar School for Boys confirmed yet. Kent County Council's allocation statistics are being captured by hand.
At a glance
Dover Grammar School for Boys in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- boysPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Dover Grammar School for Boys.The source says:
If you feel that your son would be suited to a grammar school education
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- Entrance test
- Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE)
- The test children sit to be considered.
- School type
- Foundation schoolSchool typeChecked 12 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Get Information about Schools).The source says:
118931,"886","Kent","5459","Dover Grammar School for Boys","05","Foundation school"
View the official source - How the school is run and funded.
Key dates
Dates for September 2027 entry
For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.
Kent County Council (hosted by school)
5 earlier steps, all doneShow
Done: Test registration opens
Done: Test registration closes
Done: School place applications open (CAF)
Source: Borden Grammar School, checkedDone: Test day
Done: Results
Coming up: National Offer Day
Source: Borden Grammar School, checked
Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryNone of these dates are published yet.
Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: National Offer Day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
How places are given
Admission rules and catchment
The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.
More detail from our guide
2027 entry. Status of Dover Grammar School for Boys' arrangements: Not knownDover Grammar School for Boys: Document status (2027)Not known: no official source states this..
The full 2027 rules for Dover Grammar School for Boys are not captured yet (see Sources).
2028 entry: Dover Grammar School for Boys: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Dover Grammar School for Boys; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: No 2028-entry arrangements published on the school site.
View the official source.
The test
Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE)
- Test
- Kent Test (Kent Procedure for Entry to Secondary Education, PESE)
- Test date, 2027 entry
- Thursday 10 September 2026
Dover Grammar School for Boys considers children assessed as suitable for grammar school in the Kent Test (how it works).
The school's own test. Dover Grammar School for Boys also runs the Dover Boys TestDover Grammar School for Boys: NameChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Dover Grammar School for Boys.The source says: To register for the Dover Boys Test at DGSB, please click below and complete the form:
View the official source, a second route to a place at this school only. Check the school's own information for how results are used.
| Own test | |
|---|---|
| Registration closed | 3 July 2026Dover Grammar School for Boys: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Dover Grammar School for Boys.The source says: the Dover Boys Test by Friday 3rd July 2026. This deadline is a hard deadline and no late submissions will be accepted.View the official source |
| Who can sit it | Boys seeking entry to DGSB; the Dover Boys Test is an alternative route to the Kent Test for DGSB, with its own registrationDover Grammar School for Boys: EligibilityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Dover Grammar School for Boys.The source says: Entrance to DGSB is through successful completion of either the Kent Test or our own Dover Grammar School for Boys entrance test.View the official source |
Open days
Not published yet
No dated open events for Dover Grammar School for Boys confirmed yet; see the school's website.
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
General information, not legal advice.
You can appeal for a place at Dover Grammar School for Boys if you named it on your application. Kent appeals for 2027 entry: lodge by 13 April 2027Kent 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Borden Grammar School.The source says: Tuesday 13 April 2027 Appeals need to be lodged by this date to be heard before September
View the official source to be heard before September.
Keep a realistic second choice. See Kent Test reviews and appeals.
What is different about Dover Grammar School for Boys
- Separate registrations are needed for the two tests.
Other Kent schools
How far offers reached at all 32 schools on the same test
Listed A to Z. Each school has its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.
Listed A to Z by school name.
Barton Court Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
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No distance published
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Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
No distance published
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Cranbrook SchoolBoys and girls
Lowest score offered: 349 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
349
Dane Court Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
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No distance published
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Dartford Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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Dover Grammar School for BoysBoys(this school)
No distance published
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Dover Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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No distance published
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No distance published
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No distance published
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No distance published
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Offers reached 9.8 miles2026 entry
Maidstone Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
No distance published
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Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, FavershamBoys and girls
No distance published
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Simon Langton Girls' Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
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Simon Langton Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
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Sir Roger Manwood's SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
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The Folkestone School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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No distance published
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Lowest score offered: 389 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
389
The Norton Knatchbull SchoolBoys
No distance published
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Offers reached 11 miles2025 entry
Lowest score offered: 378 (aggregate score), 2026 entry
378
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolGirls
Offers reached 1.961 miles2026 entry
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for BoysBoys
Offers reached 14.78 miles2026 entry
Weald of Kent Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
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Wilmington Grammar School for BoysBoys
No distance published
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Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsGirls
No distance published
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Source: Maidstone Grammar School, checked Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.
Official documents and sources
4 sources, each kept as an archived copy
- Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
- Department for Education (Get Information about Schools)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 11 Oct 2026
- Dover Grammar School for Boys
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Dover Grammar School for Boys
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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