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Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Green Street Green Road, Dartford DA1 1QE · sirgeoffreyleighacademy.org.uk · 01322 620400
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,318
- 88% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.3%
- First language not English
- 15.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 164 families put the school first and 257 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 257 | 164 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 264 | 147 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 262 | 146 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 259 | 181 | 0.7 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 238 | 178 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.9, and 35.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲76.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.89 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 44.1 | +3 |
| Sixth form college | 1.9 | +0.6 |
| Further education | 43.1 | +1.1 |
| Other education | 0.9 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | +0.7 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −2.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.3 | −2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | −0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 students | C (28.4) | Below average -0.59 | |
| 75 students | C+ (31.9) | Average -0.16 | |
| 72 students | Merit+ (29.4) | Below average -0.36 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 38 | C+ (31.8) | -0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 41 | C- (27.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 45 | C (31.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 100 | D (18.7) | -0.41 |
| 2017/18 | 132 | D (20.7) | -0.54 |
| 2016/17 | 113 | D+ (22.6) | -0.23 |
| 2015/16 | 126 | D (19.7) | -0.38 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 63.2 | +8.6 |
| Further education | 2.3 | −1.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9 | +3.2 |
| Employment | 14.9 | −9.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.2 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | −2.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 April 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (121 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 121
- 9% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 39 parents (32%) with SEND