Leigh Academy Dartford

State-Funded School

leigh-academy-dartford-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

DartfordConstituency

DA1 1SQPostcode

9.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Leigh Academy Dartford is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Kent, South East.

It currently serves 670 pupils. Leigh Academy Dartford is part of Leigh Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 97%
Higher standard: 26%
Reading score: 111
Maths score: 112

Ethnicity

White

54%

Asian

17%

Black

16%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

670

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

36%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 670
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Leigh Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Jul 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
6 Mar 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.