# Dartford Science & Technology College

Dartford Science & Technology College is a secondary school in Dartford, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 857 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E118785. [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Foundation school
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 857
- Council: Dartford
- URN: 118785

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 21 April 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Dartford Science & Technology College was 47.1, against 53.7 in Dartford and 46.2 in England.
53.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Dartford | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 47.1 | 53.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53.3% | 58.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71.3% | 73.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 150 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Dartford Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dartford-grammar-school-for-girls-e144100): 180 m. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 77.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Dartford Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dartford-grammar-school-e136359): 400 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), December 2022. Attainment 8 of 78.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Westgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westgate-primary-school-e142613): 560 m. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [West Hill Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-hill-primary-academy-e144668): 600 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-catholic-primary-school-dartford-e118768): 670 m. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [North Kent College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-kent-college-e130725): 1.1 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/118785)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/118785)

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