Leigh UTC Dartford, Dartford

Overview

Leigh UTC Dartford is a state-funded school (university technical college) in Dartford, South East, for pupils aged 11–18. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: University technical college
Establishment group: Free Schools
Phase of education: Secondary
Age range: Ages 11–18
Gender of entry: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
School capacity: 960
Pupils on roll: 691
URN: 140987

Admissions

Local authority: Kent
Academy trust or group: LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 912
Pupils on roll: 686
Unfilled places at survey date: 226

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences: 91
Total preferences: 341
Offers made: 119

First preferences compared with offers

0.76 first preferences per offer

91 first preferences and 119 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	91	341	119
2025/26	71	308	117
2024/25	67	272	103
2023/24	82	353	145
2022/23	95	375	115

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

2024/25 results

Attainment 8 score
School
44.4
England
47.1
Pupils included: 106
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
School
43.4%
England
46.5%
Pupils included: 106
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
School
60.4%
England
66.4%
Pupils included: 106
Entering the EBacc
School
1.9%
England
41.5%
Pupils included: 106

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 2 June 2026 · Published 12 July 2026

Renewed education inspection framework

Safeguarding standards: Met
Inclusion: Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
Achievement: Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
Early years (where applicable): Not applicable
Post-16 provision (where applicable): Exceptional
Leadership and governance: Exceptional

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Previous inspection information

Ofsted inspection
Inspected 25 May 2022 · Published 20 July 2022
Overall effectiveness: Good
Safeguarding was effective: Yes
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: Brunel Way, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5TF
Local authority: Kent
Area: Schools in Dartford

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