Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard
Primary schoolLeigh Academy Cherry Orchard is a primary school in Dartford, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 447 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 30 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Exceptional
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 83% of pupils at Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
29% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 29% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 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
In a straight line- Ebbsfleet Green Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- Alkerden Church of England AcademyAll-through. No outcome in Ofsted's file740 m
- Manor Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- Leigh Academy EbbsfleetSecondary. Improved significantly, December 2024. Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional)860 m
- The Craylands SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Springhead Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Dartford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).