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Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Dover Grammar School for Girls (Dover Assessment Test) 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Dover Grammar School for Girls (Dover Assessment Test)
Dover Grammar School for Girls uses the GL 11+ exam for Year 7 entry. It is a single-sex grammar school for girls up to 16, with a co-educational sixth form, and does not include an interview stage in its admissions process. The school applies a catchment area based on distance from the school for admissions.
If you would rather your daughter were known properly than lost in a crowd, Dover Grammar School for Girls is a smaller, friendly grammar built around exactly that. It describes itself plainly as a place "shaped by kindness, compassion, and respect," where diversity and inclusion are actively embraced and every individual is valued, and its stated aims sit around character, respect and success rather than results alone. Its roots reach back to the early 1900s, and it has stood for many decades on its Frith Road site, on a hill above the town.
The school is a girls' grammar from 11 to 16, with a co-educational sixth form, and entry is by selective test. Alongside the academic side, it puts real weight on courage, resilience, honesty and integrity, and encourages open, respectful debate so that girls learn to think for themselves. Staff are described as knowing the girls well and caring about helping them succeed, and the relationships between students and staff are a point of pride. A house system and a long-standing past pupils' and staff association are both signs of a settled, rooted community.
This suits a girl who will do well in a warm, smaller grammar that values character and kindness as much as marks, and who wants teachers who know her as a person rather than a name on a list. Its habit of encouraging girls to debate openly and think for themselves, inside a settled and rooted community, makes it the kind of place that grows quiet confidence over time. Led since September 2024 by headteacher Mr Daniel Quinn, it aims to send girls out steady, thoughtful and sure of themselves.
Key facts
Admissions
Admissions contact
enquiries@dggs.kent.sch.uk
Admissions phone
01304 206 625
Registration form
Sibling policy
What this school tests
Dover Assessment Test
English
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Comparison
- Reading Comprehension - Evaluation
- Reading Comprehension - Grammar and punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Inference and Deduction
- Reading Comprehension - Information Retrieval
- Reading Comprehension - Language Techniques and Imagery
- Reading Comprehension - Sentence-level Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension - Sequencing
- Reading Comprehension - Structure, Form, Voice and Tone
- Reading Comprehension - Summarising
- Reading Comprehension - Text Classification and Purpose
- Reading Comprehension - Types of Words and Phrases
- Reading Comprehension - Word Meaning / Choice
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
Maths
- Algebra
- Angles and Degrees
- BIDMAS
- Coordinate Grids
- Estimation and Rounding
- Factors and Multiples
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- Measurement
- Money
- Number and Place Value
- Operations
- Perimeter, Area and Volume
- Position and Direction
- Properties of Shapes
- Ratio and Proportion
- Reflection, Rotation and Symmetry
- Sequences
- Special Numbers
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Statistics
- Time
Verbal Reasoning
Catchment area
Does Dover Grammar School for Girls have a catchment area?
Yes, it uses distance from the school as part of its admissions. When oversubscribed, after the priority categories, places go to the girls who live closest, measured in a straight line.
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
In 2025 students achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 59.9 across their GCSEs. 75.2% gained a grade 5 or better in both English and Maths. 52.6% achieved the English Baccalaureate at grade 5 or above.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
A-level results
In 2025 students achieved a B- average grade per A-Level entry. 15.6% gained AAB or better including two facilitating subjects.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does Dover Grammar School for Girls use for the 11+?
Dover Grammar School for Girls uses the GL exam board for its 11+ entrance test.
Does Dover Grammar School for Girls interview as part of the 11+?
No, there is no interview stage as part of the 11+ admissions process for Dover Grammar School for Girls.
Is Dover Grammar School for Girls co-educational or single-sex?
Dover Grammar School for Girls is a single-sex school for girls from Year 7 to Year 11, with a co-educational sixth form.
What is Dover Grammar School for Girls' website?
The official website for Dover Grammar School for Girls is https://www.dggs.kent.sch.uk/.
Does Dover Grammar School for Girls have a catchment area?
Yes, Dover Grammar School for Girls uses distance from the school as part of its admissions criteria, prioritising girls who live closest.
Location
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