Dartford Science & Technology College | Secondary with sixth form in Dartford | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Dartford Science & Technology College

SecondaryPost 16

Dartford · Dartford · DA1 2LY http://www.dstc.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
857
cap. 950
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Girls
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Other Ofsted reports

8 reports
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Admissions

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Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Dartford. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
72%
+11pp
LA
67%
England
66%
74%62%50%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
54%
+17pp
LA
48%
England
46%
55%41%27%
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Attainment 8
49.1
+7.0
LA
47.8
England
46.8
49.244.439.5
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EBacc entry
18%
+4pp
LA
48%
England
41%
67%38%9%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
6.0
+0.8
LA
7.7
England
7.7
6.34.93.5
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.04
Average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
23.8
+0.8
LA
30.0
England
32.4
26.024.222.3
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
-0.46
0
LA
-0.21
-0.2-0.4-0.6
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
0%
0pp
LA
11%
England
14%
0%0%0%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
D+
0
C-C-D
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Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.46
Below average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

94%

staying in education or employment

4% did not stay in education or employment

2% no destination recorded

Education89%
Apprenticeships4%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

86%

staying in education or employment

10% did not stay in education or employment

4% no destination recorded

Education54%
Apprenticeships7%
Employment25%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
855
cap. 950
876794712
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.3
LA AVG 17.78:1
17.616.916.1
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
17%
LA AVG 12.27%
18%17%15%
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FSM eligible
22%
LA AVG 26.9%
30%25%20%
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SEN
18%
LA AVG 15.48%
18%14%9%
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Overall absence
8%
LA
8%
England
9%
9%7%6%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
25%
LA
24%
England
24%
25%19%14%
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Overview

AddressHeath Lane, Dartford, DA1 2LY
Telephone01322224309
Local authorityKent
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£7977 spend / pupil£8020 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2572%54%49.1Not applicable18%6.0145
2023/2461%37%42.1-0.0414%5.1150
2022/2372%49%45.0+0.019%5.3147
2021/2274%54%49.2+0.2143%6.3145
2018/1963%38%41.1-0.2567%3.597
2017/1857%31%41.1-0.0265%4.0110
2016/1750%27%39.5-0.2249%103
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2529%
2023/2416%
2022/2315%
2021/2258%
2018/1994%
2017/1886%
2016/1778%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2523.8D+-0.460%67
2023/2423.0D+-0.480%64
2022/2324.2D+0%73
2021/2225.4C-Suppressed56
2018/1926.0C--0.330%37
2017/1822.3D+-0.550%64
2016/1726.0C--0.150%77

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2585516.318%17%22%8%25%
2023/2487617.017%18%23%9%24%
2022/2387616.916%17%23%8%21%
2021/2286017.612%16%22%7%21%
2020/2182416.711%16%20%
2018/1974116.814%15%24%6%15%
2017/1873316.410%15%26%6%16%
2016/1771216.19%16%30%6%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.