Secondary school

Leigh UTC Dartford

  • University Technical College
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • DA1 5TF
  • Sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected Jun 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,873 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 58%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 89%89%2016/17: top 85%2017/18: top 98%2018/19: top 98%2021/22: top 86%2022/23: top 82%2023/24: top 74%2024/25: top 58%No exams

A-level results

#343 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South East

Attainment 844.4 · South East 465/10 Middle+25.5 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths43.4% · South East 44.8%5/10 Middle+30.7 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.3 · South East 42/10 Well below South East+14.2 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.35 · South East +0.013/10 Below+25.6 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry26.3 · South East 33.5Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 42.8 · 53 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 39.5 · 62 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 33.2 · 36 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 33 · 65 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 40.6 · 130 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 39.3 · 134 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 40.8 · 122 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 44.4 · 106 pupils · South East 4644.433No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 21% · 62 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 17% · 36 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 14% · 65 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 32% · 130 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 31% · 134 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 32% · 122 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 43.4% · 106 pupils · South East 44.8%43.4%14%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 12.77 · 27 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 12.63 · 27 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 28 · 13 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 25.26 · 14 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 25.91 · 13 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 27.88 · 16 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 25.12 · 13 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 26.3 · 20 pupils · South East 33.472812.63No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
91 of 91 who put it first2017 · 92.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st9191
2nd7717
3rd907

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2017–2026

  • InclusionStrong
  • AchievementStrong
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong
  • Leadership and governanceExceptional
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • Post-16 provisionExceptional
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2017Good
  2. 2022Good
  3. 2026Lowest Strong

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026691
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.6%
First language not English16.8%
SEN support28.4%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)7.3%
Persistently absent pupils22.8%

Girls 23.8%Boys 76.2%

72% full · 960 places · 133 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.5
Pupils per adult12.3
  • Classroom teachers 33.9
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 7.6
  • Other support 11.4

Teachers 41.9 FTE · Whole workforce 60.9 · 65 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,058
Spend per pupil£7,946
Staff spend per pupil£6,654
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£768,000in-year balance

Grants £8,864 · self-generated £194 · premises £39 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST (33 academies) · trust reserve £12,596,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

122 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.6%
  • Education89.3%
  • Apprenticeship2.5%
  • Employment0.8%
  • Not sustained1.6%
  • Unknown5.7%

After sixth form (16–18)

60 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.7%
  • Education30%
  • Higher education30%
  • Apprenticeship20%
  • Employment41.7%
  • Not sustained8.3%
  • Unknown0%