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University technical college · Kent

Leigh UTC Dartford

  • 11–18Ages
  • 691Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 140987URN

Brunel Way, Dartford, DA1 5TF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.9per place
0.2 below Kent median (3.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

341 applications for 119 places · 61st of 103 in Kent
Every year since 2017
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
41.3of 90
57th of 100 in Kent
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 12 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionExceptional
Leadership and governanceExceptional
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 2 June 2026
    Report card · 2 Exceptional, 5 Strong standard
  2. 25 May 2022
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry
2.9applications per place, Year 7
0.2 below Kent median (3.1) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

341 applications · 119 places offered · 91 named it first

  1. 2026 2.9; Kent median median 3.1
  2. 2025 2.6; Kent median median 3.0
  3. 2024 2.6; Kent median median 3.2
  4. 2023 2.4; Kent median median 3.2
  5. 2022 3.3; Kent median median 2.9
  6. 2021 2.7; Kent median median 3.6
  7. 2020 2.6; Kent median median 3.1
  8. 2019 2.9; Kent median median 2.9
  9. 2018 2.8; Kent median median 3.1
  10. 2017 2.5; Kent median median 3.0
More applications per place than the Kent median in 1 of 10 years.
  • 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261193412.9910.76
Sep 20251173082.6710.61
Sep 20241032722.6670.65
Sep 20231453532.4820.57
Sep 20221153753.3950.83
Sep 20211393782.7750.54
Sep 20201363492.6990.73
Sep 20191393972.91240.89
Sep 20181403942.81501.07
Sep 20171203002.51190.99

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

121 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.357th of 100 in Kent
Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%49th of 100 in Kent
Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%
  • This school
  • Kent median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.35
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)12141.336%58%–
2024/2510644.443%60%–
2023/2412240.832%59%−0.35
2022/2313439.331%53%−0.44

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

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
University technical college
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
140987 · 886/4012
Trust
Leigh Academies Trust
Capacity
960 pupils · 691 on roll
Free school meals
32.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 September 2014
Address
Brunel Way, Dartford, DA1 5TF
Local authority
Kent · Dartford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources