Leigh Academy Longfield is a state-funded secondary school in Dartford, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 992 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,150.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (26 Sept 2023). The published Attainment 8 score was 40.2 for 2024/25. Admissions data records 136 first-preference applications and 173 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 26 Sept 2023 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Outstanding |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Outstanding |
Published 31 Oct 2023.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Kent |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 173 |
| First-preference applications | 136 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 435 |
| First-preference offers | 136 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 40.2 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 54.6% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 26.3% |
| EBacc entry | 87.5% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 15.1% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 8.6% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.77 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.12 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 30.51 |
| Value added | -0.03 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.23 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.17 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 15.4% |
| Pupils | 50 |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 31% |
| Sixth-form college | 1.3% |
| Further education college | 44.5% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% |
| Employment | 6.5% |
| Not sustained | 6.5% |
| Unknown | 2.6% |
Cohort: 155 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 91%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 49.3% |
| Further education | 4.3% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3% |
| Employment | 33.3% |
| Not sustained | 7.2% |
| Unknown | 1.4% |
Cohort: 69 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 91.3%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
21.7 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.42% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 3.82% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 82.8% |
| White other | 4.1% |
| Mixed | 4.7% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 5.1% |
| Other | 0.9% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
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