Leigh UTC Dartford, Dartford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Leigh UTC Dartford excels at helping all pupils, regardless of their starting point, achieve their potential through expert teaching and highly tailored support. The school uniquely combines strong technical and engineering education with a broad curriculum that develops well-rounded individuals. Sixth-form students are inspirational role models who actively mentor and support younger pupils, creating a genuinely inclusive and aspirational school culture.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional leadership that supports staff wellbeing while maintaining relentlessly high ambitions for pupils
- Sixth-form students who are inspirational role models and play a leading role in supporting younger pupils through mentoring and literacy support
- Rapid progress made by pupils despite starting with below-average attainment, with achievement in line with national averages by end of Year 11
- Excellent curriculum design involving employers to ensure technical knowledge meets industry needs
- Highly effective support for pupils with additional needs, including refugees, those known to social care, and pupils with significant behaviour or emotional challenges
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have created an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed, ensuring pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Mentoring programmes, literacy support, enrichment activities exploring other cultures and traditions, charity work, work-related experiences, extra-curricular clubs run by pupils
Leigh UTC Dartford is an exceptional school where leaders have created an environment where all staff and pupils seek to achieve their very best, with the sixth form having a profound impact on student development. The school has improved significantly since its last inspection and is highly effective across all areas of provision.
At a Glance
32.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
21.3
Avg class size
32
Total classes
5 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
72%
Available places
691 pupils
960 capacity
269 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Dartford
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Dartford
Admissions Demand - Kent
Places available
19,410
Applications
18,281
Got 1st preference
80.6%
Got preferred school
96.5%
Secondary admissions across Kent (2025/26)
Inspection History(103)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.3033%
Overall absence
22.8013%
Persistent absence
614
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Leigh UTC Dartford
Dartford Bridge Community Primary School
River Mill Primary School
Temple Hill Primary Academy
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford
West Hill Primary Academy
Westgate Primary School
Leigh Academy Dartford
The Gateway Primary Academy
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