Dartford Science & Technology College is a secondary school located in Dartford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/03/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Heath Lane, Dartford, DA1 2LY
Website: http://www.dstc.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01322224309
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Anne Davis
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 118785

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 950
Number of Pupils: 824
Number of Boys: 11
Number of Girls: 813

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.25 Confidence interval -0.51 to 0.01
Of the 97 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 94 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:67%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.58
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westgate Primary School
Summerhill Road , DA1 2LP 		3out of 4 615 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
West Hill Primary Academy
Dartford Road , DA1 3DZ 		3out of 4 651 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford
King Edward Avenue , DA1 2HX 		3out of 4 727 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oakfield Primary Academy
Oakfield Lane , DA1 2SW 		3out of 4 1,161 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wentworth Primary School
Wentworth Drive , DA1 3NG 		3out of 4 1,206 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dartford Science & Technology College
Heath Lane , DA1 2LY 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Shepherds Lane , DA1 2NT 		4out of 4 198 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Dartford Grammar School
West Hill , DA1 2HW 		4out of 4 436 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Wilmington Grange , Parsons Lane DA2 7BB 		4out of 4 1,535 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Common Lane , Wilmington DA2 7DA 		3out of 4 1,785 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Kent College
Oakfield Lane , DA1 2JT 		- not rated 1,159 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shenstone School
94 Old Road , DA1 4DZ 		3out of 4 2,823 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Woodside Road , DA7 6LB 		3out of 4 3,136 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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