The Leigh Academy 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 16/11/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Green Street Green Road, Dartford

School Information

Address: Green Street Green Road, Dartford, DA1 1QE
Website: http://www.leighacademy.org.uk/
Telephone: 01322620400
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julia Collins
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135297

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1500
Number of Pupils: 1387
Number of Boys: 790
Number of Girls: 597

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.35 Confidence interval -0.52 to -0.18
Of the 226 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 216 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:28%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.38
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dartford Primary Academy
York Road , DA1 1SQ 		3out of 4 825 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Fleetdown Primary Academy
Lunedale Road , Darenth DA2 6JX 		- not rated 853 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Gateway Primary Academy
Milestone Road , DA2 6DW 		3out of 4 996 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Brent Primary School
London Road , Stone DA2 6BA 		4out of 4 1,127 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
Littlebrook Manor Way , Temple Hill DA1 5EA 		3out of 4 1,831 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Leigh Academy
Green Street Green Road , DA1 1QE 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stone Lodge School
Cotton Lane , DA2 6PD 		- not rated 1,558 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Dartford Grammar School
West Hill , DA1 2HW 		4out of 4 2,525 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Dartford Science & Technology College
Heath Lane , DA1 2LY 		3out of 4 2,529 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Shepherds Lane , DA1 2NT 		4out of 4 2,548 yd Academy converter No Girls 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 2,572 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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