Leigh Academy Wilmington
Secondary schoolLeigh Academy Wilmington is a secondary school in Dartford, for pupils aged 11 to 19. It had 1,386 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), May 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 4 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Leigh Academy Wilmington was 45.1, against 53.7 in Dartford and 46.2 in England.
39.8% 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 | 45.1 | 53.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39.8% | 58.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64.6% | 73.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 226 | – | – |
- 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
In a straight line- Wilmington Grammar School for BoysSecondary. School remains Good, March 2023. Attainment 8 of 67.6 (2025/26, provisional)140 m
- Wilmington Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)290 m
- Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsSecondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 65.3 (2025/26, provisional)310 m
- North Kent CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file820 m
- Joydens Wood Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 20231.1 km
- Joydens Wood Junior SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 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).