Dartford Grammar School

Dartford Grammar School is a secondary academy in Dartford, United Kingdom with 1,576 pupils, part of Dartford Grammar School. Ofsted: Outstanding, inspected 6 December 2022. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 3 vacancies: Exam Invigilators (closes 1 December), Part-time Music School Administrator (closes 23 November) and Premises Assistant (closes 18 November). It holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.

Head: Julian Metcalf, Headmaster
Trust or group: Dartford Grammar School
Type: Academy, Secondary
Pupils: 1,576 pupils · 17% girls · 8.8% eligible for free school meals · 34.2% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs: 90 (5.7%) on SEN support · 10 (0.6%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Curriculum: IB MYP, DP
Local authority: Kent
Location: Dartford, DA1 2HW, United Kingdom
Telephone: 01322223039
Visa sponsorship: Holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A).
Register of licensed sponsors, 5 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
Website: dartfordgrammarschool.org.uk
Register number: URN 136359 (register entry)
Ofsted: Outstanding, inspected 6 December 2022

Vacancies (3)

Exam Invigilators

Salary £15.20 an hourCloses 1 Dec

Part timeAdministration and business

Part-time Music School Administrator

Closes 23 Nov

Part timeAdministration and business

Have excellent inter-personal, administration, IT and organisational skills;Are able to manage information systems, scheduling, promoting events within the MJC;Have good…

Premises Assistant

Closes 18 Nov

Full timeSite, facilities and transport

Enthusiastic, proactive, and willing to learn.Reliable, punctual, and hardworking.Good practical and problem-solving skills.Ability to work independently and as part of a…

Exam results

Year	Attainment 8	Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional	78.9	99.5%
2024/25	79.9	98.9%
2023/24	78.4	98.4%

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

Inspections

Date	Inspection	Outcome
6 December 2022	Graded inspection	Outstanding

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

Staff

Year	Teachers	Pupils per teacher	Leavers	Average pay
2025/26	101.2	15.6	–	£50,157
2024/25	91.6	16.8	13%	£45,466
2023/24	89.5	17.2	16%	£43,644
2022/23	94.1	16.1	19%	£40,806
2021/22	92.9	16.5	21%	£41,289
2020/21	92.6	16.7	11%	£39,626

Earlier years (2011/12 to 2019/20)

Year	Teachers	Pupils per teacher	Leavers	Vacancies	Average pay
2019/20	88.2	17.1	18%	0	£37,276
2018/19	87.4	16.8	17%	1	£37,109
2017/18	88.4	16.8	24%	1	£36,498
2016/17	86.6	16.3	17%	0	£37,278
2015/16	83.4	16.0	15%	1	£36,608
2014/15	89.4	14.6	25%	0	£36,598
2013/14	93.8	14.0	25%	0	£34,255
2012/13	87.1	15.0	15%	0	£35,002
2011/12	89.0	14.1	13%	0	£34,903

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

Attendance

Year	Sessions missed	Unauthorised	Persistently absent	Severely absent
2025/26	3.3%	0.3%	5.6%	0.0%
2024/25	2.9%	0.4%	3.5%	0.0%
2023/24	3.0%	0.2%	4.0%	0.0%
2022/23	3.5%	0.2%	5.1%	0.1%
2021/22	3.8%	0.2%	7.3%	0.0%
2020/21	1.5%	0.1%	1.9%	0.1%

Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)

Year	Sessions missed	Unauthorised	Persistently absent	Severely absent
2018/19	2.5%	0.1%	3.6%	0.3%
2017/18	2.7%	0.0%	3.6%	0.1%
2016/17	2.6%	0.1%	2.9%	0.1%

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

Hiring history

8 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 2 teaching, 6 support. Most often advertised: Cover Supervisor, DT Technician, Learning Support Assistant. Last advertised September 2026.

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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