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Leigh UTC Dartford

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · University technical college

Brunel Way, Dartford DA1 5TF · leighutcdartford.org.uk · 01322 626600

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.4
average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
691
72% of 960 places
Local authority
Kent
Sixth form
Yes
Free school meals
32.9%
First language not English
18.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Leigh Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 91 families put the school first and 119 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 95 (Places 115)95September 2023: 82 (Places 145)82September 2024: 67 (Places 103)67September 2025: 71 (Places 117)71September 2026: 91 (Places 119)91Places 119
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026119910.8100%
September 2025Sept 2025117710.6100%
September 2024Sept 2024103670.7100%
September 2023Sept 2023145820.6100%
September 2022Sept 2022115950.899%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.4, and 43.4% 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- (26.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 39.5 (England 46.3)39.52017/18: 33.2 (England 46.5)33.22018/19: 33.0 (England 46.7)33.02021/22: 40.6 (England 48.8)40.62022/23: 39.3 (England 46.3)39.32023/24: 40.8 (England 45.9)40.82024/25: 44.4 (England 46.0)44.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.446.0
●43.4%45.4%
▼60.4%64.8%
▼1.9%40.5%
▼3.304.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form42.6−0.5
Sixth form college7.4+6.6
Further education38.5+2.3
Other education0.8−0.7
Apprenticeship2.5−0.6
Employment0.8−5.4
Not in a lasting destination1.6−3.8
Activity not captured5.7+1.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 12.8 (England 30.5)E+2016/17: 12.6 (England 31.1)E+2017/18: 28.0 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 25.3 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 25.9 (England 37.9)C-2022/23: 27.9 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 25.1 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 26.3 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
20 studentsC- (26.3)Average -0.32
57 studentsC- (25.2)Below average -0.33
10 studentsDist+ (38)Well above average +0.65
9 studentsDist+ (38.3)Average +0.10
0%AAB or better
94.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2413C- (25.1)+0.16
2022/2316C- (27.9)—
2021/2213C- (25.9)—
2018/1914C- (25.3)+0.52
2017/1813C- (28)+0.35
2016/1727E+ (12.6)+0.02
2015/1627E+ (12.8)-0.04

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University30−6.1
Apprenticeship20−7.8
Employment41.7+25
Not in a lasting destination8.3−2.8

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Leigh UTC Dartford on 2 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
2 Jun 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionExceptional
Leadership and governanceExceptional

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2022Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (74 replies, to 2 April 2023).

Recommend
77%
Replies
74
10% · 2 Apr 2023
Child is happy at school▼84% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼78% agreeEngland 83%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼78% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼70% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing▼78% agreeEngland 83%
Good range of subjects▼82% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼70% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼58% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼62% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲60% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 42% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼53% agreeEngland 67%

based on 28 parents (38%) with SEND

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