Dartford Science & Technology College
Heath Lane, Dartford, DA1 2LY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Principal
- Miss Joanne Sangster
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 857
- URN
- 118785
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322224309
About this school
Dartford Science & Technology College is a girls' foundation secondary school in Dartford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 857 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dartford Science & Technology College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 147 | 150 | 145 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.0 | 42.1 | 49.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.01 -0.23 to +0.24 | -0.04 -0.27 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 37.3% | 54.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 60.7% | 71.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 9% | 14% | 17.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Dartford Science & Technology College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.1 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.1 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 876 |
| 2023/24 | 876 |
| 2024/25 | 855 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dartford Science & Technology College compares
Dartford Science & Technology College ranked 35th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.1 | 8.4% | 22.3% | 857 | — |
| Dartford Grammar School for Girls | 75.5 | 4.6% | 23.3% | 1,257 | 0.1 miles |
| Dartford Grammar School | 79.9 | 4.3% | 8.8% | 1,576 | 0.2 miles |
| Wilmington Grammar School for Girls | 66.7 | 4.8% | 7.4% | 1,154 | 0.9 miles |
| Wilmington Grammar School for Boys | 64.6 | 5.4% | 11.3% | 1,174 | 1.0 miles |
| Leigh Academy Wilmington | 45.4 | 8% | 22.7% | 1,386 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.28%
- English as an additional language
- 16.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.39%
- Persistent absence
- 24.52%
Location
Nearby schools
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Dartford Grammar School for Girls0.1 miles
Secondary · Dartford
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Dartford Grammar School0.2 miles
Secondary · Dartford
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Wilmington Grammar School for Girls0.9 miles
Secondary · Dartford
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Wilmington Grammar School for Boys1.0 miles
Secondary · Dartford
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Leigh Academy Wilmington1.1 miles
Secondary · Wilmington
Other schools in Dartford
Dartford Science & Technology College ranks 5th of the 9 ranked secondary schools in Dartford.
- Dartford Grammar School Secondary
- Dartford Grammar School for Girls Secondary
- Haberdashers' Crayford Academy Secondary
- Leigh UTC Dartford Secondary
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy Secondary
- Stone Lodge School Secondary
- Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Secondary
- Wilmington Grammar School for Girls Secondary
- Bean Primary School Primary
- Dartford Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Fleetdown Primary Academy Primary
- Greenlands Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dartford Science & Technology College teach?
- Dartford Science & Technology College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Dartford.
- Who is the principal of Dartford Science & Technology College?
- The principal of Dartford Science & Technology College is Miss Joanne Sangster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dartford Science & Technology College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dartford Science & Technology College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Dartford Science & Technology College?
- Dartford Science & Technology College has 857 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Dartford Science & Technology College full?
- Dartford Science & Technology College has capacity for 950 pupils and 857 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dartford Science & Technology College a faith school?
- No. Dartford Science & Technology College has no designated religious character.
- Is Dartford Science & Technology College a selective school?
- No. Dartford Science & Technology College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Dartford Science & Technology College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45 in 2022/23 and 49.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dartford Science & Technology College compare with other schools in Kent?
- Dartford Science & Technology College ranked 35th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dartford Science & Technology College's absence rate?
- Dartford Science & Technology College's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dartford Science & Technology College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dartford Science & Technology College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.