My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
50%Agree
39%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
0%Dane Court Grammar School
Academy converter — Secondary
CT10 2RT / 11–18 / None
Good
Ofsted
65.3
Attainment 8
88%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching🤝 Strong SEN support
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2022
Good
Good
Inspected 2022
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormOutstanding
Recognised with 2 performance badges
🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 65.3
- Progress 8
- 0.69
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 92.8%
88% of parents would recommend this school
141 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
60%Agree
33%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
34%Agree
53%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
8%Agree
9%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
4%Not applicable
64%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
22%Agree
37%Disagree
26%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
6%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
34%Agree
27%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
1%Not applicable
25%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
12%No
88%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 17 parents
Strongly agree
53%Agree
35%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
59%Agree
33%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
4%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
57%Agree
35%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
4%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
38%Agree
40%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
51%Agree
39%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
55%Agree
41%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
38%Agree
36%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
9%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
88%No
12%4.9% of pupils receive SEN support
4.9%
SEN support
0.5%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.1%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.4%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 0.3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 0.7%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0%
98.2% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 98.2%
54% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 95%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 54%
- Entered top-third university
- 21%
- Achieved a degree
- 65%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1
- Free school meals
- 19.3%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18.1:1
- Overall absence
- 6.46%
- Persistent absence
- 15.03%
- English as additional language
- 10.6%
- Teachers with QTS
- 97.9%
- White
- 80.1%
- Mixed
- 8.3%
- Asian
- 6.8%
- Black
- 2.4%
- Other
- 1.9%
White British73.9%
Other White5.1%
Irish0.8%
Gypsy / Roma0.3%
Other Mixed3.7%
White & Asian2.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.3%
White & Black African1.1%
Indian3.5%
Other Asian1.6%
Chinese1.1%
Pakistani0.5%
Bangladeshi0.1%
Caribbean1.3%
African1.1%