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Stone Lodge School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Stone Lodge Road, Dartford DA2 6FY · stonelodgeschool.co.uk · 01322 250340
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,139
- 79% of 1,450 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.4%
- First language not English
- 13.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Endeavour Mat
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 100 families put the school first and 148 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 | 148 | 100 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 231 | 209 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 236 | 233 | 1 | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 233 | 311 | 1.3▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 224 | 254 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.6, and 23.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼23.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼50.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲51.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.43 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| School sixth form | 44.1 |
|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 4.2 |
| Further education | 34.7 |
| Other education | 1.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 |
| Employment | 1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
Applied general average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 students | Dist+ (36.8) | Average +0.15 |
| Earlier years: Applied general | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 10 | Dist (36.2) | +0.39 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| University | 41.2 |
|---|---|
| Further education | 5.9 |
| Employment | 47.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 |
Ofsted
Stone Lodge School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Good |
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (158 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 158
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 58 parents (37%) with SEND