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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 April 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 15 November 2017Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry710 applications · 257 places offered · 164 named it first
- 2026 2.8; Kent median median 3.1
- 2025 2.6; Kent median median 3.0
- 2024 2.9; Kent median median 3.2
- 2023 3.0; Kent median median 3.2
- 2022 2.9; Kent median median 2.9
- 2021 3.1; Kent median median 3.6
- 2020 3.2; Kent median median 3.1
- 2019 3.2; Kent median median 2.9
- 2018 3.1; Kent median median 3.1
- 2017 3.4; Kent median median 3.0
- 2016 3.6; Kent median median 3.3
- 2015 4.0; Kent median median 3.2
- 2014 4.0; Kent median median 3.1
- This school
- Kent median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 257 | 710 | 2.8 | 164 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2025 | 264 | 679 | 2.6 | 147 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2024 | 262 | 750 | 2.9 | 146 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2023 | 259 | 787 | 3.0 | 181 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2022 | 238 | 684 | 2.9 | 178 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2021 | 240 | 735 | 3.1 | 147 | 0.61 |
| Sep 2020 | 240 | 770 | 3.2 | 212 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2019 | 235 | 758 | 3.2 | 250 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2018 | 250 | 780 | 3.1 | 209 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2017 | 237 | 807 | 3.4 | 242 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2016 | 235 | 835 | 3.6 | 243 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2015 | 236 | 951 | 4.0 | 303 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2014 | 236 | 935 | 4.0 | 291 | 1.23 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 219 | 46.5 | 46% | 61% | – |
| 2024/25 | 216 | 42.9 | 35% | 57% | – |
| 2023/24 | 211 | 44.5 | 37% | 62% | +0.14 |
| 2022/23 | 235 | 44.6 | 41% | 66% | +0.01 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.8applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · KentGood20233.1applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · KentOutstanding20228.8applications per place 78.9Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.3 km · Kent20263.9applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · Kent20267.1applications per place 77.3Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.8 km · Kent20262.9applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · KentRemains Good20235.9applications per place 67.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.0 km · KentGood20225.2applications per place 65.3Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.1 km · KentOutstanding20235.2applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 135297 · 886/6910
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,500 pupils · 1,318 on roll
- Free school meals
- 29.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2007
- Replaced
- The Leigh City Technology College (URN 119024)
- Address
- Green Street Green Road, Dartford, DA1 1QE
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources