OFSTED
4 December 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
1 October 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
11 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
788
788 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
381
48.4% of pupils
Male pupils
407
51.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.6 pts
above England
School
36.4%
Dartford
21.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.3 pts
above England
School
20.6%
Dartford
24.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.0 pts
above England
School
3.0%
Dartford
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
43.0%
339
African
20.8%
164
Any other White background
12.3%
97
Any other Mixed background
5.7%
45
Any other ethnic group
2.7%
21
Indian
2.0%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.6%
131 of
788 pupils
4.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
42.5
3.3 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.13 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.84%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.62 pts
higher than
England
School
7.84%
Dartford
6.22%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.52%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.70 pts
higher than
England
School
27.52%
Dartford
16.23%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.10%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.29 pts
higher than
England
School
4.10%
Dartford
1.85%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.0%
8.7 pts
above England
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
101.0%
Dartford
96.8%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.