Dover Grammar School for Girls
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Dover Grammar School for Girls
| Motto |
Optima tenete
(Hold on to the best) |
| Established |
1904 as Dover County School (with Boys' School), and 1910 as Dover Girls Grammar School |
| Type |
Grammar School |
| Religion |
Non-denominational |
| Headteacher |
Matthew Bartlett |
| Specialism |
Humanities |
| Location |
Frith Road
Dover
Kent
CT16 2PZ
England |
| Local authority |
Kent |
| DfE URN |
118806 |
| Ofsted |
Reports |
| Gender |
Female |
| Ages |
11–18 |
| Houses |
Stephen de Pencester, Queen Ethelburga, St Martin, Hubert de Burgh |
| Website |
www.dggs.kent.sch.uk |
Dover Grammar School for Girls is a Specialist Humanities Grammar School for Girls, aged between 11 and 18, and boys aged between 16 and 18, in Dover, England. The school has a range of subjects in the curriculum, as well as extra-curricular activities such as sports, art and drama clubs; the clubs run at lunchtimes and after-school.
History
It formed in 1904 as part of the Dover County School, and only later split into Boys' and Girls' Grammars in 1910 - DGGS still has close co-operation with the Boys' Grammar. Dover Grammar School for Girls celebrated its centenary in the academic year of 2010-2011.
Houses
The school's houses are Hubert de Burgh, St Martin, Queen Ethelburga, and Stephen de Pencester. The house names were chosen in a poll by the students in 1910 and have never changed.
External links
Coordinates: 51°8′1″N 1°18′26″E / 51.13361°N 1.30722°E / 51.13361; 1.30722
Categories:
- Girls' schools in Kent
- Humanities Colleges in England
- Grammar schools in Kent
- Schools in Dover, Kent
- Educational institutions established in 1904
- 1904 establishments in England
- South East England school stubs
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