Dover Grammar School for Boys
Dover, Kent · Boys · 11-18
Reviewed against the school’s own admissions policy · September 2026
Dover Grammar School for Boys — a selective 11-18 boys' grammar school. Kent Test (or the school's own test) admissions with no catchment area, ranked by distance.
Key facts
| Gender intake | Boys |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Admissions test | Kent Test |
| Year 7 places (PAN) | 150 |
| Official website | www.dgsb.co.uk/ |
The entrance test
Every applicant sits the first stage; each step below narrows to the last.
Sit the Kent Test (or the school's own entrance test)
Reach the county selective standard
Ranked — Pupil Premium & sibling tiers, then distance
Places offered
150
A boys' grammar school (11-18). Entry is via the Kent Test or the school's own entrance test — either route qualifies a boy for consideration. There is no catchment area: after looked-after children, then Pupil Premium-eligible boys, then siblings, then health / special-access cases, then children of staff, all remaining places go by straight-line distance.
How places are decided
Priority order when the school is oversubscribed. The small categories are settled first.
- 1Looked-after & previously looked-after boys
- 2Pupil Premium-eligible boys
- 3Siblings
- 4Health / special-access reasons
- 5Children of staff
- 6Nearest to the school (straight-line distance)most places
Catchment & priority area
No catchment area
No catchment or priority area — straight-line distance from home to the school (via the National Land and Property Gazetteer) decides every place not taken by an earlier criterion. In practice boys living nearer Dover are favoured.
Key dates
The same timetable for every Kent grammar school. Confirm the current year with KCC.
1 June – 1 July
Register for the Kent Test with KCC
Early September
Test sat, in Year 6
15 October
Results released
1 March
National offer day
Always verify against the school’s own current admissions policy — criteria, catchment boundaries and places-available can all change between admissions cycles, and Dover Grammar School for Boys’s own website is the authoritative source, not this page.
All Kent grammar schools use the same county-wide test — see the format, timeline and registration process. For the wider picture of grammar schools across England, see UK Grammar Schools: List, Competition & Results.
Common questions about Dover Grammar School for Boys
Does Dover Grammar School for Boys have a catchment area?
No. Once looked-after children, Pupil Premium-eligible boys, siblings, health / special-access cases and children of staff are settled, remaining places go by straight-line distance from home to the school.
Can you sit a different test for Dover Grammar School for Boys?
Yes — the school runs its own entrance test (verbal and non-verbal reasoning, English and maths) as a full alternative to the county Kent Test. Reaching the selective standard in either route qualifies a boy for consideration.
How many places does Dover Grammar School for Boys offer?
The Published Admission Number for Year 7 is 150.
Is Dover Grammar School for Boys' sixth form co-educational?
No — it is a boys' school throughout, including the sixth form.
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