Leigh Academy Dartford
York Road, Dartford, DA1 1SQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Miss Rebecca Roberts
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Leigh Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 654
- Pupils on roll
- 670
- URN
- 141534
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322224453
About this school
Leigh Academy Dartford is a primary academy in Dartford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 670 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 88 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 97% | 94% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 26% | 26% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 98% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 97% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 95% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 111.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 112.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Leigh Academy Dartford 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 | 85% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 97% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 94% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 673 |
| 2023/24 | 662 |
| 2024/25 | 670 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leigh Academy Dartford compares
Leigh Academy Dartford ranked 4th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 94% | 4.9% | 19.6% | 670 | — |
| The Gateway Primary Academy | 83% | 4.3% | 12.4% | 210 | 0.6 miles |
| St Anselm's Catholic Primary School | 79% | 3.7% | 11.9% | 211 | 0.7 miles |
| Westgate Primary School | 90% | 5.2% | 28.8% | 209 | 0.8 miles |
| The Brent Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 25.8% | 643 | 0.8 miles |
| Temple Hill Primary Academy | 60% | 7.6% | 41.9% | 850 | 0.8 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)
- 19.59%
- English as an additional language
- 36.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.85%
- Persistent absence
- 12%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Gateway Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Dartford
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St Anselm's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Dartford
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Westgate Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dartford
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The Brent Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dartford
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Temple Hill Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Dartford
Other schools in Dartford
Leigh Academy Dartford ranks 1st of the 25 ranked primary schools in Dartford.
- Bean Primary School Primary
- Dartford Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Fleetdown Primary Academy Primary
- Greenlands Primary School Primary
- Haberdashers' Crayford Primary Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford Primary
- Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Joydens Wood Junior School Primary
- Maypole Primary School Primary
- Oakfield Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford Primary
- River Mill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Leigh Academy Dartford teach?
- Leigh Academy Dartford teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dartford.
- Who is the principal of Leigh Academy Dartford?
- The principal of Leigh Academy Dartford is Miss Rebecca Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leigh Academy Dartford last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leigh Academy Dartford, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Leigh Academy Dartford?
- Leigh Academy Dartford has 670 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Leigh Academy Dartford full?
- Leigh Academy Dartford has capacity for 654 pupils and 670 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Leigh Academy Dartford a faith school?
- No. Leigh Academy Dartford has no designated religious character.
- Does Leigh Academy Dartford have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leigh Academy Dartford as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Leigh Academy Dartford?
- Leigh Academy Dartford 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.
- How have Leigh Academy Dartford's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 85% in 2022/23 and 94% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leigh Academy Dartford rank locally?
- Leigh Academy Dartford ranked 4th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leigh Academy Dartford's absence rate?
- Leigh Academy Dartford's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leigh Academy Dartford's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leigh Academy Dartford'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.