Dartford Grammar SchoolStone Lodge School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Dartford.

Summary of the comparison

Dartford Grammar School and Stone Lodge School are secondary schools in Dartford.

  • Dartford Grammar School scores 91 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Stone Lodge School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Dartford Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Dartford Grammar School was judged Outstanding and Stone Lodge School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 79.9 for Dartford Grammar School and 37.6 for Stone Lodge School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Dartford Grammar School (79.7 in 2021-22, 79.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Dartford Grammar School versus Stone Lodge School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DartfordDartford Grammar SchoolDartfordStone Lodge SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA91/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking1st of 102 in Kent Stronger figure63rd of 102 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Free schools
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-19
GenderBoys Mixed
Pupils on roll1,543 1,052
Capacity1,550 1,450
LocationDartford, DA1 2HW Dartford, DA2 6FY
GCSE results
Attainment 879.9 Stronger figure37.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths98.9% Stronger figure23.4% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths100.0% Stronger figure50.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc98.9% Stronger figure51.6% 40.5%
EBacc average point score7.99 Stronger figure3.43 4.09
Cohort179 124
A-level results
A-level entries2 Not reported
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,543 1,052
Free school meals (ever 6)8.8% 31.6%
English as an additional language36.3% 9.1%
SEN support5.8% 8.3%
SEN with an EHC plan0.5% 6.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure10.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence19.1% Stronger figure29.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Dartford Grammar School

Stone Lodge School

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