Dartford Grammar School for Boys
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| Motto | "Ora Et Labora" (Pray and Work) |
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| Established | 1576 |
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Grammar school, Academy |
| Headteacher | John Oakes |
| Deputy Head | Michaela Kingham, Guy Hewett, Stuart Harrington |
| Founders | Edward Gwyn, William Vaughan, William D'Aeth, |
 Dartford Grammar School
Dartford Grammar School
Dartford Grammar School
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| Location |
Shepherds Lane West Hill Dartford Kent DA1 2HW England 51°26′43″N 0°12′20″E / 51.44515°N 0.20547°ECoordinates: 51°26′43″N 0°12′20″E / 51.44515°N 0.20547°E |
| DfE URN | 136359 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | >100 |
| Students | 1,203 |
| Gender |
Boys from year 7 - 11 Co-ed in Sixth Form |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Gwyn, D'Aeth, Havelock, Vaughan, Wilson |
| Colours | Gold and Maroon |
| School song | He Who Would Valiant Be (Formerly 'Floreat Dartfordia' by S. J.Steane) |
| Website | www |
Boys from year 7 - 11
Dartford Grammar School is a selective secondary (ages 11–18) foundation school for boys in Dartford, Kent, England, which admits girls to its sixth form (ages 16–18). All of the students joining the school are considered to be from the top 25% of the ability range, as determined by the 11-Plus examinations. The students come from Dartford, neighbouring towns and villages, and nearby London boroughs, as well as an increasing number of students from Essex. The current roll is 1,203, including 461 in the sixth form.
The school was founded in 1576 by Edward Gwyn, a merchant; William Vaughan, a philanthropist and landowner; and William D'Aeth, a lawyer. D'Aeth, along with Death and others, is an English variant of the originally Flemish surname, Daeth.
A 1660 document outlined the original terms for the founding of the school:
"William Vaughan, Edward Gwyn and William Death donated land and property near the Market House in Dartford High Street, the profits from which were to be used for maintaining a school and for and towards the supporting of one honest sufficient and learned man in grammar, as to them should seem fit and convenient, to be elected, chosen, and approved of, for the teaching, instructing and eruditing of children in the town of Dartford, in the knowledge of grammar, as heretofore has been used according to the charitable and pious interests and meaning of the said William Vaughan, Edward Gwyn and William Death re: 24th March 18 Elizabeth I."
Lessons were initially given in the High Street above the Corn Market house, which was demolished in 1769. The school moved to its present location in 1864.
Following the school's 'Outstanding' Ofsted inspection in 2008, the school was able to choose a third specialism, following Language College Status and the IB Programme; the school chose Science, resulting in an increased budget available next financial year. In 2011, the school chose to adopt the status of an Academy, which would provide extra funding to the school, although no name change was required.
The current headteacher is John Oakes, who succeeded Tony Smith, who retired on 2 April 2009 after 23 years at the school. The school had two deputy headteachers: Robert Tibbott and Michaela Kingham (succeeding Oakes). In September 2013, Guy Hewett was appointed as a third deputy headteacher, responsible for Key Stage 4, meaning there are currently three deputy headteachers at the school. Following Tibbott's retirement at the end of the 2015/16 academic year, Stuart Harrington became a deputy headteacher in September 2016 taking over responsibility for Key Stage 4 from Hewett, with Hewett replacing Tibbott as the Head of Sixth Form (Key Stage 5).
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