Stone Lodge School
Stone Lodge Road, Dartford, DA2 6FY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ENDEAVOUR MAT
- Headteacher
- Dr Catherine Cusick
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,450
- Pupils on roll
- 1,139
- URN
- 147059
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322250340
About this school
Stone Lodge School is a secondary academy in Dartford. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,139 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stone Lodge School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 118 | 124 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.9 | 37.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 -0.41 to +0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44.1% | 23.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67.8% | 50% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 69.5% | 51.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 3.4 |
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 Stone Lodge School 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 | — | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.9 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.6 | 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 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 677 |
| 2023/24 | 933 |
| 2024/25 | 1,052 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stone Lodge School compares
Stone Lodge School ranked 75th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.6 | 10.1% | 31.7% | 1,139 | — |
| Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy | 42.9 | 8% | 28.3% | 1,318 | 0.9 miles |
| Leigh UTC Dartford | 44.4 | 7.3% | 33.6% | 691 | 1.4 miles |
| Dartford Grammar School | 79.9 | 4.3% | 8.8% | 1,576 | 1.8 miles |
| Dartford Grammar School for Girls | 75.5 | 4.6% | 23.3% | 1,257 | 1.9 miles |
| Dartford Science & Technology College | 49.1 | 8.4% | 22.3% | 857 | 1.9 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)
- 31.65%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 10.07%
- Persistent absence
- 29%
Location
Nearby schools
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Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Dartford
-
Leigh UTC Dartford1.4 miles
Secondary · Dartford
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Dartford Grammar School1.8 miles
Secondary · Dartford
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Dartford Grammar School for Girls1.9 miles
Secondary · Dartford
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Dartford Science & Technology College1.9 miles
Secondary · Dartford
Other schools in Dartford
Stone Lodge School ranks 9th 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
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy 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 Stone Lodge School teach?
- Stone Lodge School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Dartford.
- Who is the headteacher of Stone Lodge School?
- The headteacher of Stone Lodge School is Dr Catherine Cusick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stone Lodge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stone Lodge School, 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 Stone Lodge School?
- Stone Lodge School has 1,139 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Stone Lodge School full?
- Stone Lodge School has capacity for 1,450 pupils and 1,139 on roll (79%), 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 Stone Lodge School a faith school?
- No. Stone Lodge School has no designated religious character.
- Is Stone Lodge School a selective school?
- No. Stone Lodge School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Stone Lodge School part of an academy trust?
- Stone Lodge School is part of ENDEAVOUR MAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stone Lodge School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.9 in 2023/24 and 37.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stone Lodge School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Stone Lodge School ranked 75th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stone Lodge School's absence rate?
- Stone Lodge School's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stone Lodge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stone Lodge School'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 10 July 2026.