60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
43%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
2%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
349.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
689
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 25/05/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.9:1
Admissions—
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Leigh UTC Dartford · Secondary with sixth form · Kent
Part ofLEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
+1pp
60%50%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
43%
+11pp
43%29%14%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
Attainment 8
44.4
+3.6
44.438.733.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.4
EBacc entry
2%
-2pp
4%2%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 2%
EBacc APS
349.4
-42.5
401.5273.2144.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 349.4
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
26.3
+1.2
27.926.525.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 26.3
A-level value added
-0.32
-0.5
+0.5+0.1-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.3
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'24'25
'25 · 0%
Average A-level grade
C-
0
C-C-C-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
689
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
Brunel Way, Dartford, DA1 5TF
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email
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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.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60% | 43% | 44.4 | Not applicable | 2% | 349.4 | 13% | 689 |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 32% | 40.8 | -0.35 | 4% | 391.9 | 21% | 707 |
| 2022/23 | 53% | 31% | 39.3 | -0.44 | 0% | 401.5 | 18% | 730 |
| 2021/22 | 59% | 32% | 40.6 | -0.71 | 2% | 390.2 | 12% | 730 |
| 2018/19 | 39% | 14% | 33.0 | -1.08 | 0% | 144.8 | 0% | 481 |
| 2017/18 | 39% | 17% | 33.2 | -0.82 | 0% | 80.3 | 3% | 335 |
| 2016/17 | 55% | 21% | 39.5 | -0.42 | 0% | — | 2% | 191 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 26.3 | C- | -0.32 | 0% | 69 |
| 2023/24 | 25.1 | C- | +0.16 | 0% | 63 |
| 2022/23 | 27.9 | C- | — | Not eligible | 58 |
| 2021/22 | 25.9 | C- | — | Not eligible | 42 |
| 2018/19 | 25.3 | C- | +0.52 | Not eligible | 64 |
| 2017/18 | 28.0 | C- | +0.35 | Suppressed | 44 |
| 2016/17 | 12.6 | E+ | +0.02 | Not eligible | 56 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 689 | 16.3 | 30% | 17% | 34% | 7% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 707 | 16.0 | 33% | 13% | 34% | 7% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 730 | 17.6 | 18% | 13% | 34% | 9% | 31% |
| 2021/22 | 730 | 14.7 | 14% | 12% | 33% | 9% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 630 | 19.6 | 12% | 10% | 29% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 481 | 21.9 | 14% | 4% | 34% | 6% | 17% |
| 2017/18 | — | 11.5 | — | — | — | 6% | 15% |
| 2016/17 | 191 | 8.6 | 10% | 6% | 38% | 5% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.