# Education in Dartford

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.

In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## Number of schools

Dartford: **43** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

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

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=E07000107) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Dartford. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=E07000107) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/education#l-schools

## Schools in Dartford

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

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| 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.

### Primary (29) (29)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bean Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bean-primary-school-e118266) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 204 | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Dartford Bridge Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dartford-bridge-community-primary-school-e147454) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 473 | Good (overall), February 2024 | 79% met KS2 standard |
| [Ebbsfleet Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ebbsfleet-green-primary-school-e147867) | Free schools | 3 to 11 | 451 | Good (overall), March 2023 | 97% met KS2 standard |
| [Fleetdown Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fleetdown-primary-academy-e148519) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 636 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [Greenlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenlands-primary-school-e146574) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 182 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-primary-school-dartford-e118859) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 405 | School remains Good, February 2023 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Joydens Wood Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joydens-wood-infant-school-e137660) | Academy converter | 4 to 7 | 190 | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Joydens Wood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joydens-wood-junior-school-e137661) | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 315 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Knockhall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knockhall-primary-school-e145014) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 387 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langafel-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e118711) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 286 | Requires improvement (overall), February 2024 | 35% met KS2 standard |
| [Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-cherry-orchard-e142517) | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 447 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 83% met KS2 standard |
| [Leigh Academy Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-dartford-e141534) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 670 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 94% met KS2 standard |
| [Manor Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-community-primary-school-e142591) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 692 | School remains Good, May 2024 | 66% met KS2 standard |
| [Maypole Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maypole-primary-school-e149975) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 410 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 80% met KS2 standard |
| [Oakfield Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-primary-academy-e143218) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 716 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-catholic-primary-school-dartford-e118768) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 219 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 85% met KS2 standard |
| [River Mill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-mill-primary-school-e147083) | Free schools | 3 to 11 | 407 | Good (overall), December 2023 | 83% met KS2 standard |
| [Sedley's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sedleys-church-of-england-primary-school-e149123) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 98 | Good (overall), July 2023 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [St Anselm's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anselms-catholic-primary-school-e118765) | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 211 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 79% met KS2 standard |
| [Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stone-st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e144098) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 648 | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutton-at-hone-church-of-england-primary-school-e144910) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 372 | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Temple Hill Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/temple-hill-primary-academy-e143219) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 850 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 60% met KS2 standard |
| [The Brent Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-brent-primary-school-e140592) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 643 | Good (overall), July 2024 | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [The Craylands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-craylands-school-e132764) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 414 | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 76% met KS2 standard |
| [The Gateway Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gateway-primary-academy-e140593) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 210 | School remains Good, June 2022 | 83% met KS2 standard |
| [Wentworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wentworth-primary-school-e137836) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 649 | Good (overall), June 2023 | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [West Hill Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-hill-primary-academy-e144668) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 542 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met KS2 standard |
| [Westgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westgate-primary-school-e142613) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 209 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 90% met KS2 standard |
| [Wilmington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilmington-primary-school-e137663) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 212 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 80% met KS2 standard |

### Secondary (11) (11)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dartford Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dartford-grammar-school-e136359) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,576 | Outstanding (overall), December 2022 | Attainment 8: 78.9 |
| [Dartford Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dartford-grammar-school-for-girls-e144100) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,257 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 77.3 |
| [Dartford Science & Technology College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dartford-science-and-technology-college-e118785) | Foundation school | 11 to 18 | 857 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 47.1 |
| [Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-ebbsfleet-e137581) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 788 | Improved significantly, December 2024 | Attainment 8: 45.2 |
| [Leigh Academy Longfield](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-longfield-e135630) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 992 | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8: 41.8 |
| [Leigh Academy Wilmington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-wilmington-e136205) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 19 | 1,386 | Outstanding (overall), May 2023 | Attainment 8: 45.1 |
| [Leigh UTC Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-utc-dartford-e140987) | University technical college | 11 to 18 | 691 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 41.3 |
| [Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-geoffrey-leigh-academy-e135297) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 19 | 1,318 | School remains Good, April 2023 | Attainment 8: 46.5 |
| [Stone Lodge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stone-lodge-school-e147059) | Free schools | 11 to 19 | 1,139 | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8: 39.5 |
| [Wilmington Grammar School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilmington-grammar-school-for-boys-e137227) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,174 | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8: 67.6 |
| [Wilmington Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilmington-grammar-school-for-girls-e137250) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,154 | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8: 65.3 |

### All-through (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alkerden Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alkerden-church-of-england-academy-e150538) | Free schools | 3 to 18 | 128 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |

### Special (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rowhill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowhill-school-e119045) | Foundation special school | 5 to 16 | 163 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |

### Sixth form and further education (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [North Kent College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-kent-college-e130725) | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not 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.

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/health) (4)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000107/data?family=education

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