Schools in Dartford

About schools in Dartford

Dartford lists 35 schools, most of them primary schools. Its nine secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

70%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 25 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

57.4

average Attainment 8 score, across the 9 schools with published results

Primary schools25

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bean Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Dartford Bridge Community Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Fleetdown Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Greenlands Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Haberdashers' Crayford Primary

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Joydens Wood Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Leigh Academy Dartford

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  94%

  expected standard
• Maypole Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Oakfield Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  85%

  expected standard
• River Mill Primary School

  Free schools · Ages 3 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• St Anselm's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  84%

  expected standard
• St Paulinus Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Temple Hill Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• The Anthony Roper Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 4 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• The Brent Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• The Gateway Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Wentworth Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• West Hill Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Westgate Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  90%

  expected standard
• Wilmington Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  80%

  expected standard

Secondary schools9

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Dartford Grammar School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  79.9

  Attainment 8
• Dartford Grammar School for Girls

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  75.5

  Attainment 8
• Dartford Science & Technology College

  Foundation school · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  49.1

  Attainment 8
• Haberdashers' Crayford Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  45.2

  Attainment 8
• Leigh UTC Dartford

  University technical college · Ages 11 to 18

  44.4

  Attainment 8
• Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 19

  42.9

  Attainment 8
• Stone Lodge School

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 19

  37.6

  Attainment 8
• Wilmington Grammar School for Boys

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  64.6

  Attainment 8
• Wilmington Grammar School for Girls

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  66.7

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• North Kent College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Common questions about schools in Dartford

How many schools does Dartford have?

OfferDay lists 35 schools in Dartford, including 25 primary schools and nine secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Dartford?

Every school in Dartford is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Dartford ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Dartford where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 15 July 2026.