Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
Green Street Green Road, Dartford, DA1 1QE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy Principal
- Miss Rebecca Roberts
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Leigh Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,318
- URN
- 135297
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322620400
About this school
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy is a secondary academy in Dartford. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,318 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 April 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 235 | 211 | 216 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | 44.5 | 42.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.01 -0.17 to +0.20 | +0.14 -0.06 to +0.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 37% | 35.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 62.1% | 56.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 49.3% | 76.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
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 Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy 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 | 44.6 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.5 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.9 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,359 |
| 2023/24 | 1,332 |
| 2024/25 | 1,335 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy compares
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy ranked 47th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.9 | 8% | 28.3% | 1,318 | — |
| Stone Lodge School | 37.6 | 10.1% | 31.7% | 1,139 | 0.9 miles |
| Dartford Grammar School | 79.9 | 4.3% | 8.8% | 1,576 | 1.4 miles |
| Dartford Science & Technology College | 49.1 | 8.4% | 22.3% | 857 | 1.4 miles |
| Dartford Grammar School for Girls | 75.5 | 4.6% | 23.3% | 1,257 | 1.4 miles |
| Leigh UTC Dartford | 44.4 | 7.3% | 33.6% | 691 | 1.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.33%
- English as an additional language
- 15.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.01%
- Persistent absence
- 26.44%
Location
Nearby schools
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Stone Lodge School0.9 miles
Secondary · Dartford
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Dartford Grammar School1.4 miles
Secondary · Dartford
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Dartford Science & Technology College1.4 miles
Secondary · Dartford
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Dartford Grammar School for Girls1.4 miles
Secondary · Dartford
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Leigh UTC Dartford1.7 miles
Secondary · Dartford
Other schools in Dartford
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy ranks 8th of the 9 ranked secondary schools in Dartford.
- Dartford Grammar School Secondary
- Dartford Grammar School for Girls Secondary
- Dartford Science & Technology College Secondary
- Haberdashers' Crayford Academy Secondary
- Leigh UTC Dartford 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 Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy teach?
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Dartford.
- Who is the academy principal of Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy?
- The academy principal of Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy is Miss Rebecca Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy, 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 Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy?
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy has 1,318 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy full?
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,318 on roll (88%), 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 Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy a faith school?
- No. Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy a selective school?
- No. Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy part of an academy trust?
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy is part of LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy have?
- The schools register lists Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.6 in 2022/23 and 42.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy compare with other schools in Kent?
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy ranked 47th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy's absence rate?
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy'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 1 July 2026.