The Daily Mail consulted education experts and analysed various factors, including results, extracurricular activities, and class sizes, to compile a list of the UK’s top 100 state schools.
The average percentage of GCSE pupils in England who achieve Grade 4 or above is 67 per cent, but the best often soar way above that.
Selective boys’ school, Dartford Grammar, founded in 1576, has been judged ‘outstanding’ in every Ofsted inspection.
76.3 per cent of all GCSE results were graded at 7 or above.
The percentage of pupils gaining 5 or above in English and maths at GCSE in 2024 was 98 per cent.
Dartford Grammar School has a mixed-sex sixth form.
On its website, the school said: “We are proud of the confident, thoughtful, energetic global citizens that leave the school, fully prepared to contribute to the community, and to rise to the challenges of an increasingly complex future in the wider world.”
Every student studies either Mandarin Chinese or Japanese from Year 7 and an additional European language from Year 8.
Students also have countless opportunities to visit other countries during their time at the school.
Its alumni include Mick Jagger, who has his name above the school’s arts centre.
On its website, one leading and reputable educational commentator said: “This is no bastion of educational privilege, but one that has achieved its notable success through hard work, inspired teaching and free-thinking.
“It is one of the country’s truly exceptional schools – and one to be treasured.”
