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Leigh Academy Dartford

Dartford, DA1 1SQPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jun 2025
KS2 Results
97%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
100 1st-choice / 90 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#64 of 13,686 nationally

About Leigh Academy Dartford

If you're looking for a primary school where parents are overwhelmingly positive, Leigh Academy Dartford is hard to ignore. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering responses from September 2024 to September 2025, a remarkable 96% of the 92 respondents said they would recommend the school. That level of satisfaction is backed up by strong individual scores: 98% of parents either agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy, and 99% felt their child is safe. The school is clearly popular in the local area too. For the 2025/26 reception intake, it received 173 applications for just 90 places, making it oversubscribed with a ratio of 1.92 applicants per place. Of those, 100 were first-preference applications, and 87 first-preference offers were made. It's a school that parents are actively choosing, and once their children are in, they seem very pleased with the experience.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressYork Road, Dartford, Dartford, DA1 1SQ
HeadteacherRebecca Roberts
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils670
Free School Meals (FSM)18.2%
School Capacity670 / 654 (102% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

The full report on this school

What 92 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.

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    Strengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
  • Parent View survey results
    What parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
  • Where Ofsted and parents disagree
    Gaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
  • Admissions & catchment
    Admission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
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    Backup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

17 Jun 2025
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 17 Jul 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
GymnasiumOutdoor PlaygroundICT SuiteArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

AthleticsTennisNetballSwimmingRounders

Clubs & Activities

ChoirScience ClubGardeningCodingArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Source: dartfordprimary.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Leigh Academy Dartford has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.