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Dane Court Grammar School

Selective

National rank

105=

124

Rank last year

80.9^%

A-level

46.1^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Martin Jones

Attendance 93.5%

Gender of entry Mixed

Send pupils* 6.7% *Special educational needs and disabilities

Total pupils 1,200

Pupils on free school meals 21.1%

Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Our methodology

Results

Grade

12.2

33.1

35.6

A*/A

45.3

A*-B

80.9

Grade

9/8

20.1

9/8/7

46.1

Grade

Higher Level 7

11.9

Higher Level 6

Higher Level 5

35.8

Higher Level 7 and 6

Higher Level 7, 6 and 5

80.8

Diploma pass

Average IB points

What the school inspection says

“Leaders have made it their priority to provide a broad and ambitious curriculum for all pupils, regardless of their starting points. Pupils respond positively to the high expectations that staff have ... Pupils describe their school community as open and inclusive. They enjoy a range of subjects and in many cases, confidently discuss their learning ... Pupils benefit from a range of clubs and extracurricular activities on offer. As a result, many pupils have experiences of leadership, sporting success and achievement in the arts … Parents are positive about the work of staff at the school. One parent said, ‘My child has really thrived in this school in all areas of his life.’ ”

Inspection

2022

In detail *

Read the full report

*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

About the school

This large school in Broadstairs, Kent, believes that education is about much more than the formal timetable. Academically selective, it offers a challenging academic and vocational curriculum plus a multitude of extracurricular options to explore the arts, sports, volunteering, current affairs and scientific investigation.
The six school houses compete in sports, quizzes and an eagerly anticipated Christmas cake competition.
Dane Court is one of only a few British schools to offer both the International Baccalaureate diploma programme and the careers-related programme for sixth-formers. Senior students can also take advantage of schemes designed for emerging lawyers and medics, apprenticeship workshops and preparation for Oxbridge tests and interviews.
The YouTuber and comedian Lucia Keskin, also known as Chi with a C, is a former pupil.

admin@danecourt.kent.sch.uk

Telephone

01843 864 941

Website

danecourt.kent.sch.uk

Address

Broadstairs Road, Broadstairs, CT10 2RT

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