Dover Grammar School for Girls

Welcome to Dover Grammar School for Girls

Choosing to join the Sixth Form at DGGS will guarantee a rounded academic and personal education. The school provides excellent individual support for each student. Our school aims to develop the whole person and encourages Sixth Form students to be active members of the school community. 

We welcome applications from students from other schools. Students wishing to join the Sixth Form but not recently resident in this country will need to supply details of all examinations taken and grades received, with information upon their equivalence within the English system. We would, ideally, like applications to be submitted by Thursday 7th January 2027, when planning for the timetable will begin, but applications applications after this date will still be accepted.

You must choose your subjects carefully and record them in order of preference because the timetable design will be based on these choices.  We will work on your order of priority when timetabling your subjects.

Please note that:-

· Subjects will be withdrawn if there is insufficient demand.

· Every effort will be made to accommodate as many subject combinations as possible.

We look forward to welcoming you into the Sixth Form at Dover Grammar School for Girls.

Applications Open: - now open

Applications Close: - We would, ideally, like applications to be submitted by Thursday 7th January 2027, when planning for the timetable will begin, but applications will be accepted after this date

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices

Minimum Entry Requirements

The admissions criteria for the Sixth Form are as follows:

At least a grade 4 in English Language or English Literature and a grade 4 in Mathematics

Meet the entry requirements for at least 3 full A Level / vocational subjects. Each subject has its own specific entry criteria. These can be found on the individual subject pages. 

 Additional considerations

A positive attitude in your chosen subjects and a respect for school aims, objectives and ethos

Commitment to the expectations of the Sixth Form and the school community

Students will not be admitted if they have not completed the appropriate paperwork

We aim to provide the individual support which you need to flourish during your time in the Sixth Form. The support available includes:

· Dedicated Sixth Form pastoral team including a full-time non-teaching member of staff

· Form Time programme with an emphasis on proactive strategies to improve mental health, wellbeing and mutually supportive relationships

· Staff and Peer Mentors

· 1:1 Counselling sessions on school site: An independent fully trained counsellor works in school several days a week.

· IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) Programmes: Students aged 17+ can be referred, or self-refer, to various counselling services.

· Multi Agency Referrals: If appropriate, and after discussion, referrals to outside agencies such as Early Help, Children & Young Peoples Mental Health Service and School Nurses can be made to seek further support and advice.

· Therapy Dogs: In the Sixth Form we have regular visits from therapy dogs who provide support and comfort to many students. Please be assured that if you are scared of dogs that they are not off the lead in communal areas, only when in a session.

· If you have positive mental wellbeing you are able to:

feel relatively confident in yourself and have positive self-esteem

feel and express a range of emotions

build and maintain good relationships with others

feel engaged with the world around you

live and work productively

cope with the stresses of daily life

adapt and manage in times of change and uncertainty

"Sixth-form students, including those new to the school, receive high-quality care and education. They benefit from an academic curriculum that is taught well. Students appreciate staff’s expertise and the strong relationships they build with them. They enjoy the challenge of their A-level lessons. They talk with confidence and insight about their learning.  – Ofsted 2025"

ETHOS AND VISION

If you are looking for a highly academic, inclusive and caring place to complete your Post-16 studies, but with the outlook, flexibility and approach of a non-school setting, then DGGS is that place. For all intents and purposes DGGS is a “traditional” Sixth Form provider, but with the modern approach of a college-style setting. Our ethos, values and curriculum are underpinned by a sense of aspiration, flexibility and individual support.

Curriculum Intent

Our Sixth Form curriculum at DGGS is underpinned by a sense of aspiration, flexibility and individual support.

Our rigorous academic curriculum is designed to promote intellectual curiosity, to equip students with transferable research skills, and to foster the strong levels of independence necessary to thrive in higher education and the world of work.

From a pastoral perspective, our form-time and PSHE programmes aim to develop our students’ health, wellbeing and capacity to form mutually-respectful relationships. Our wider curriculum includes careers education, one-to-one support for university and apprenticeship applications and aspirational programmes to support specific career pathways and destinations.

Sixth Form Induction Day 

Our Induction Day provides valuable insight into the A levels you wish to study and helps to inform whether they are the right subjects for you.  This is also an opportunity to experience life as a Sixth Form student at DGGS and get to know the Sixth Form Team prior to the September start.  Date to be confirmed.