Leigh UTC DartfordStone Lodge School

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

Summary of the comparison

Leigh UTC Dartford and Stone Lodge School are secondary schools in Dartford.

  • Leigh UTC Dartford scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Stone Lodge School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Leigh UTC Dartford is ahead on our composite score.

  • Leigh UTC Dartford was judged strong and Stone Lodge School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.4 for Leigh UTC Dartford and 37.6 for Stone Lodge School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Leigh UTC Dartford (40.6 in 2021-22, 44.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Leigh UTC Dartford versus Stone Lodge School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DartfordLeigh UTC DartfordDartfordStone Lodge SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking47th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure63rd of 102 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeUniversity technical college Free schools
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll689 1,052
Capacity960 1,450
LocationDartford, DA1 5TF Dartford, DA2 6FY
GCSE results
Attainment 844.4 Stronger figure37.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths43.4% Stronger figure23.4% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths60.4% Stronger figure50.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc1.9% 51.6% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.30 3.43 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort106 124
A-level results
A-level entries20 Not reported
A-level average points26.3 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points15.7 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects0.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census689 1,052
Free school meals (ever 6)33.6% 31.6%
English as an additional language16.8% 9.1%
SEN support28.4% 8.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 6.6%
Attendance
Overall absence7.3% Stronger figure10.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence22.8% 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.

Leigh UTC Dartford

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