Academy converter · Kent

Leigh Academy Dartford

3–11Ages
670Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141534URN

York Road, York Road, Dartford, DA1 1SQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

234 applications for 90 places · 145th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

94%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

17 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
13 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

234 applications · 90 places offered · 115 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.9; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.6; Kent median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Kent median in 1 of 12 years.

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	90	234	2.6	115	1.28
Sep 2025	90	173	1.9	100	1.11
Sep 2024	90	202	2.2	90	1.00
Sep 2023	75	159	2.1	66	0.88
Sep 2022	89	162	1.8	71	0.80
Sep 2021	87	139	1.6	52	0.60
Sep 2020	79	145	1.8	67	0.85
Sep 2019	90	167	1.9	68	0.76
Sep 2018	90	153	1.7	66	0.73
Sep 2017	83	145	1.8	68	0.82
Sep 2016	90	172	1.9	86	0.96
Sep 2015	90	144	1.6	73	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 96% · Maths 96% → all three 94% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard94%4th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard96%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard58%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	94%	26%	111	111
2023/24	97%	26%	111	112
2022/23	85%	18%	110	110

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Leigh Academy DartfordThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
The Gateway Primary Academy
0.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

4.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Westgate Primary School
1.2 km · Kent

Remains Good · improving2024

4.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
The Brent Primary School
1.2 km · Kent

Good2024

3.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Temple Hill Primary Academy
1.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
River Mill Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Good2023

2.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Oakfield Primary Academy
1.4 km · Kent

2026

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Fleetdown Primary Academy
1.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141534 · 886/2069
Trust: Leigh Academies Trust
Capacity: 654 pupils · 670 on roll
Free school meals: 19.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2014
Address: York Road, York Road, Dartford, DA1 1SQ
Local authority: Kent · Dartford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources