OFSTED
17 June 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
13 September 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
19 October 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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
670
653 full-time ·
17 part-time
Female pupils
330
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
340
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.3 pts
below England
School
18.5%
Dartford
21.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.2 pts
above England
School
35.5%
Dartford
24.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
6.8 pts
above England
School
7.8%
Dartford
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
42.4%
284
African
14.5%
97
Any other White background
10.6%
71
Indian
8.4%
56
Any other Asian background
6.1%
41
Any other Mixed background
4.9%
33
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
17.9%
120 of
670 pupils
2.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
5.3 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
94.0%
33.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Reading
26.2 pts above England
School
100.0%
Dartford
81.3%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
96.0%
Writing
25.7 pts above England
School
96.0%
Dartford
76.9%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
96.0%
Maths
24.0 pts above England
School
96.0%
Dartford
77.8%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official 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
4.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.37 pts
lower than
England
School
4.85%
Dartford
6.22%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.82 pts
lower than
England
School
12.00%
Dartford
16.23%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.36%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.44 pts
lower than
England
School
0.36%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
102.4%
14.3 pts
above England
Leigh Academy Dartford
102.4%
Dartford
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.