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Leigh Academy Dartford
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
York Road, York Road, Dartford DA1 1SQ · leighacademydartford.org.uk · 01322 224453
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 94%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 670
- 16 over 654 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19%
- First language not English
- 35.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 115 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 115 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 100 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 90 | 1 | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 75 | 66 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 89 | 71 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 94% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 26% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲94% | 62% | ||
| ▲26% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Leigh Academy Dartford on 17 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 17 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Sept 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118249), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118249)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (92 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 92
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (22%) with SEND