Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy

Academy sponsor led; sixth form; mixed; ages 11 to 19; 1,318 pupils; Kent, DA1 1QE; URN 135297

Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy’s latest inspection, on 26 April 2023, was an ungraded inspection: School remains Good. Of the eight state secondary schools nearest to it, three have a report card, four have an overall grade on the old scale and one has an ungraded inspection. The oldest verdict, at Wilmington Grammar School for Girls, dates from 16 November 2022; the latest, at Leigh UTC Dartford, from 2 June 2026.

Each mark is one of the schools below, at the date of its latest inspection: report card key judgements only overall grade, old scale ungraded inspection. Behind them, the ruler Ofsted used on that date: pale, an overall grade on the old four-point scale (until 31 August 2024); mid blue, key judgements without an overall grade (from 1 September 2024); deep blue, report cards (from 10 November 2025).

Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy and the eight state secondary schools nearest to it

From Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy’s position in the register of schools, in a straight line, among the open state schools in England that teach pupils of secondary age or students aged 16 and over (special schools and further education colleges are not included). Each mark sits at the exact date of the school’s latest inspection in Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026.

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Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
DA1 1QE, Kent; sixth form

School remains Good ungraded inspection, 26 April 2023

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 46.5 (Kent 47.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 46.1% (Kent 47.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C, 28.37 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
0.89 mi1,426 m NE
Stone Lodge School
DA2 6FY, Kent; sixth form

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 17 October 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 39.5 (Kent 47.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 26.0% (Kent 47.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: listed by the DfE, figure not published
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for Stone Lodge School
1.4 mi2,312 m NW
Dartford Grammar School
DA1 2HW, Kent; selective (grammar), sixth form

Outstanding overall grade on the old four-point scale, 6 December 2022
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 78.9 (Kent 47.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 99.5% (Kent 47.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: listed by the DfE, figure not published
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Dartford Grammar School
1.4 mi2,315 m W
Dartford Science & Technology College
DA1 2LY, Kent; sixth form

Report card inspected 21 April 2026; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 47.1 (Kent 47.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 53.3% (Kent 47.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade D+, 23.84 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: expected standard
- Achievement: expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: expected standard
- Leadership and governance: expected standard
- Post-16 provision: expected standard
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for Dartford Science & Technology College
1.4 mi2,333 m W
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
DA1 2NT, Kent; selective (grammar), sixth form

Report card inspected 17 March 2026; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 77.3 (Kent 47.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 97.8% (Kent 47.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B, 39.77 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: strong standard
- Achievement: exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour: exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing: exceptional
- Leadership and governance: strong standard
- Post-16 provision: exceptional
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for Dartford Grammar School for Girls
1.7 mi2,758 m N
Leigh UTC Dartford
DA1 5TF, Kent; sixth form

Report card inspected 2 June 2026; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 41.3 (Kent 47.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 35.5% (Kent 47.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C-, 26.30 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: strong standard
- Achievement: strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: strong standard
- Leadership and governance: exceptional
- Post-16 provision: exceptional
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for Leigh UTC Dartford
1.8 mi2,984 m W
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
DA2 7DA, Kent; selective (grammar), sixth form

School remains Good ungraded inspection, 14 March 2023

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 67.6 (Kent 47.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 95.4% (Kent 47.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C+, 33.34 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
1.9 mi2,992 m W
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
DA2 7BB, Kent; selective (grammar), sixth form

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 16 November 2022
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 65.3 (Kent 47.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 90.8% (Kent 47.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C+, 33.31 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
1.9 mi3,116 m W
Leigh Academy Wilmington
DA2 7DR, Kent; sixth form

Outstanding overall grade on the old four-point scale, 4 May 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 45.1 (Kent 47.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 39.8% (Kent 47.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: listed by the DfE, figure not published
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Leigh Academy Wilmington

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The latest inspection, in detail

Ungraded inspection of 26 April 2023: School remains Good.

An ungraded inspection gives no new grades: it ends with a statement on the school. How to read Ofsted grades.

Read the full report on Ofsted’s website

Exam results

GCSE and other key stage 4 results, 2025/26 (provisional): 219 pupils at the end of key stage 4
Measure	This school	Kent	England
Average Attainment 8 score	46.5	47.0	46.2
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs	46.1%	47.5%	46.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs	61.2%	65.5%	64.8%

England and Kent: all state-funded schools. Provisional figures can be revised by the Department for Education. The 2025/26 data gives no Progress 8 scores.

A level results, 2024/25: 44 students
Measure	This school	England
Average grade per A level entry	C	B-
A level average point score per entry	28.37	35.00

England: all state-funded schools and colleges.

Nearby schools with a page on this site

Beths Grammar School Bexley, 3.7 mi in a straight line
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Thurrock, 4.0 mi in a straight line
Townley Grammar School Bexley, 4.2 mi in a straight line

In the register of schools

Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy is a state-funded mixed secondary school in Kent, for pupils aged 11 to 19, with a sixth form. The register counts 1,318 pupils for a capacity of 1,500. Trust: LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST. Address: Green Street Green Road, Dartford, DA1 1QE. Website: www.sirgeoffreyleighacademy.org.uk/.

For school places, distance is measured as set out in each school’s admission arrangements, which may differ from a straight line: check them with the school or the council.

Sources

Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance, academic year 2025/26 (provisional), school, local authority and England data, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: 16 to 19 performance, academic year 2024/25 (final), A level results by school and for England, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, register of schools (all establishments, 30 October 2026), accessed 30 October 2026.
Ofsted: management information, state-funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026.

Last updated 2 November 2026.