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 50 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 41.3 for Leigh UTC Dartford and 39.5 for Stone Lodge School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Leigh UTC Dartford (40.6 in 2021-22, 41.3 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Stone Lodge School (44.9 in 2023-24, 39.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DartfordLeigh UTC Dartford | DartfordStone Lodge School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100Stronger figure | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 47th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure | 63rd of 102 in Kent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | University technical college | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 691 | 1,139 | |
| Capacity | 960 | 1,450 | |
| Location | Dartford, DA1 5TF | Dartford, DA2 6FY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.3 Stronger figure | 39.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35.5% Stronger figure | 26.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57.9% Stronger figure | 49.7% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 121 | 169 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 20 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 26.3 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 15.7 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 689 | 1,052 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 33.6% | 31.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.8% | 9.1% | |
| SEN support | 28.4% | 8.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.4% | 6.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.3% Stronger figure | 10.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.8% Stronger figure | 29.0% | 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
Stone Lodge School
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