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Education in Dartford

District

The east of the South East. 126,297 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 73 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Dartford, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Dartford had 43 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
43
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Dartford had 43 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Dartford among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Dartford is 43.

Schools

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Schools in Dartford

Dartford has 43 open schools: 29 primary, 11 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 special and 1 sixth form and further education.

Outstanding
2
Good
11
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

14 of the 41 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and July 2024.

10 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

6 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Dartford

2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Dartford Grammar School (December 2022), Leigh Academy Wilmington (May 2023).

Primary (29)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Bean Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11204Standards maintained, April 2025Good (overall), November 201963% met KS2 standard
Dartford Bridge Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11473Good (overall), February 202479% met KS2 standard
Ebbsfleet Green Primary SchoolFree schools3 to 11451Good (overall), March 202397% met KS2 standard
Fleetdown Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11636Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade64% met KS2 standard
Greenlands Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11182Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met73% met KS2 standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, DartfordVoluntary aided school4 to 11405School remains Good, February 202356% met KS2 standard
Joydens Wood Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7190School remains Good, October 2023
Joydens Wood Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11315Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade63% met KS2 standard
Knockhall Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11387Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met62% met KS2 standard
Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11286Requires improvement (overall), February 202435% met KS2 standard
Leigh Academy Cherry OrchardAcademy sponsor led2 to 11447Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met83% met KS2 standard
Leigh Academy DartfordAcademy converter3 to 11670Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade94% met KS2 standard
Manor Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11692School remains Good, May 202466% met KS2 standard
Maypole Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11410Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met80% met KS2 standard
Oakfield Primary AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11716Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met70% met KS2 standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, DartfordVoluntary aided school4 to 11219Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade85% met KS2 standard
River Mill Primary SchoolFree schools3 to 11407Good (overall), December 202383% met KS2 standard
Sedley's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1198Good (overall), July 202367% met KS2 standard
St Anselm's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 11211Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade79% met KS2 standard
Stone St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11648Standards maintained, May 202570% met KS2 standard
Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11372Standards maintained, April 202567% met KS2 standard
Temple Hill Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11850Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade60% met KS2 standard
The Brent Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11643Good (overall), July 202462% met KS2 standard
The Craylands SchoolCommunity school4 to 11414Standards maintained, January 202576% met KS2 standard
The Gateway Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11210School remains Good, June 202283% met KS2 standard
Wentworth Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11649Good (overall), June 202362% met KS2 standard
West Hill Primary AcademyAcademy converter5 to 11542Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met68% met KS2 standard
Westgate Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11209School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 202490% met KS2 standard
Wilmington Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11212Standards maintained, December 202480% met KS2 standard

Secondary (11)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Dartford Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,576Outstanding (overall), December 2022Attainment 8: 78.9
Dartford Grammar School for GirlsAcademy converter11 to 181,257Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 77.3
Dartford Science & Technology CollegeFoundation school11 to 18857Report card, April 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 47.1
Leigh Academy EbbsfleetAcademy sponsor led11 to 18788Improved significantly, December 2024Good (overall), October 2019Attainment 8: 45.2
Leigh Academy LongfieldAcademy sponsor led11 to 18992Good (overall), September 2023Attainment 8: 41.8
Leigh Academy WilmingtonAcademy sponsor led11 to 191,386Outstanding (overall), May 2023Attainment 8: 45.1
Leigh UTC DartfordUniversity technical college11 to 18691Report card, June 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 41.3
Sir Geoffrey Leigh AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 191,318School remains Good, April 2023Attainment 8: 46.5
Stone Lodge SchoolFree schools11 to 191,139Good (overall), October 2023Attainment 8: 39.5
Wilmington Grammar School for BoysAcademy converter11 to 181,174School remains Good, March 2023Attainment 8: 67.6
Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsAcademy converter11 to 181,154Good (overall), November 2022Attainment 8: 65.3

All-through (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Alkerden Church of England AcademyFree schools3 to 18128No outcome in Ofsted's file

Special (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Rowhill SchoolFoundation special school5 to 16163Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
North Kent CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.