Astor Secondary School
Academy converter · sixth form · 732 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 27.9
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Dartford Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,576of 1,550 places
- Free school meals
- 9.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 179
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 6 December 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Dartford Grammar School (URN 118878, until 1 December 2010).
What the data says
Of the 184 pupils who finished Year 11 at Dartford Grammar School in 2023, 98% stayed on in Dartford Grammar School’s own sixth form (Kent average 56%), 1% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 283 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 83% went to university (Kent 39%, England 37%), and 77% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 79.9 against 46.1 across England and 46.7 in Kent, with 99% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Dartford Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 27% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Kent and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Dartford Grammar School | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 184 | 17,954 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 99% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 98% | 56% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 1% | 28% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 4% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Dartford Grammar School | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 283 | 14,947 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 83% | 39% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 77% | 20% | 19% |
| Further education | — | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 10% | 30% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Dartford Grammar School | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 79.9 | 46.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 99% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 99% | 47% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.99 | 4.18 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 7% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 79.0 | 32.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 79.9 | 51.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 41% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 180 | 100% | 88% | 93% | 22% | 100% |
| English Literature | 179 | 100% | 86% | 76% | 21% | 99% |
| English Language | 179 | 100% | 89% | 61% | 20% | 100% |
| Physics | 159 | 89% | 23% | 97% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 159 | 89% | 23% | 93% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 159 | 89% | 23% | 96% | 47% | 100% |
| Geography | 136 | 76% | 41% | 82% | 25% | 100% |
| Chinese | 96 | 54% | 1% | 80% | 75% | 98% |
| Computer Science | 90 | 50% | 13% | 90% | 30% | 100% |
| Japanese | 88 | 49% | 0% | 59% | 53% | 94% |
| History | 85 | 47% | 41% | 81% | 26% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 66 | 37% | 31% | 88% | 32% | 100% |
| Spanish | 50 | 28% | 19% | 90% | 27% | 100% |
| Music | 48 | 27% | 5% | 81% | 33% | 100% |
| German | 48 | 27% | 5% | 88% | 33% | 100% |
| French | 47 | 26% | 18% | 60% | 29% | 94% |
| Applied Engineering | 44 | 25% | 0% | 23% | 18% | 98% |
| Latin | 36 | 20% | 1% | 81% | 74% | 100% |
| Drama | 30 | 17% | 7% | 60% | 27% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 25 | 14% | 11% | 76% | 24% | 100% |
| Combined Science | 20 | 11% | 65% | 85% | 9% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 12 | 7% | 7% | 33% | 24% | 100% |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 50% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Dartford Grammar School | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 628 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 2 | 7,794 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | — | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | — | 34.87 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | — | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | — | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baccalaureate | International Baccalaureate | 301 | 100% | — |
| Computer Science | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
| Economics | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
| Mathematical Studies | IBO Standard level component | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.