Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-19
Religion Does not apply
Address Green Street Green Road
Dartford
Kent
DA1 1QE
Phone 01322620400
Reference Number 135297

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1332
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 57.13%
Girls: 42.87%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 25.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 17.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 168 91 259
8 114 114 228
9 124 107 231
10 128 92 220
11 126 88 214
12 58 42 100
13 43 37 80

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 54.8%
African 12.5%
White, Other 10.7%
Mixed, Other 3.5%
Indian 3%
Asian, Other 3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.3%
Unclassified 2%
White & Asian 1.2%
Caribbean 1.2%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
Chinese 0.8%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-06-19
Date Description Report
2023-04-25 School inspection School inspection
2017-11-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-05-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-08 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-10-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-12-09 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
44.3 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 37% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 53.6% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
0.12 Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 28.36 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C C+
Average Grade (best 3) SUPP C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 248 42
Third Preference 205 19
From another Local Authority 71 21

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Leigh Academy Dartford
York Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1SQ
0.47 miles
Fleetdown Primary Academy
Lunedale Road, Darenth, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6JX
0.49 miles
The Gateway Primary Academy
Milestone Road, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6DW
0.57 miles
The Brent Primary School
London Road, Stone, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6BA
0.64 miles
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
Littlebrook Manor Way, Temple Hill, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5EA
1.04 miles
Oakfield Primary Academy
Oakfield Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2SW
1.04 miles
Westgate Primary School
Summerhill Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2LP
1.15 miles
Temple Hill Primary Academy
St Edmund's Road, Temple Hill, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5ND
1.17 miles
Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School
Hayes Road, Horns Cross, Greenhithe, Kent, DA9 9EF
1.19 miles
River Mill Primary School
Central Road, Dartford, DA1 5XR
1.29 miles
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford
King Edward Avenue, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2HX
1.39 miles
West Hill Primary Academy
Dartford Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 3DZ
1.62 miles
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford
Chatsworth Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5AF
1.69 miles
Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School
Church Road, Sutton-At-Hone, Dartford, Kent, DA4 9EX
1.74 miles
Wilmington Primary School
Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7DF
1.76 miles
Dartford Bridge Community Primary School
Community Campus, Birdwood Avenue, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5GB
1.83 miles
Greenlands Primary School
Green Street Green Road, Darenth, Dartford, Kent, DA2 8DH
1.87 miles
Wentworth Primary School
Wentworth Drive, Dartford, Kent, DA1 3NG
2.12 miles
Bean Primary School
School Lane, Bean, Dartford, Kent, DA2 8AW
2.28 miles
Haberdashers' Crayford Primary
Iron Mill Lane, Crayford, Dartford, Kent, DA1 4RS
2.43 miles
Name Distance
Stone Lodge School
Stone Lodge Road, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6FY
0.89 miles
Dartford Grammar School
West Hill, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2HW
1.44 miles
Dartford Science & Technology College
Heath Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2LY
1.44 miles
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Shepherds Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2NT
1.45 miles
North Kent College
Oakfield Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2JT
1.46 miles
The Leigh UTC
Brunel Way, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5TF
1.71 miles
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7DA
1.85 miles
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Wilmington Grange, Parsons Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7BB
1.86 miles
Wilmington Academy
Common Lane, Wilmington, Kent, DA2 7DR
1.94 miles
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Iron Mill Lane, Crayford, Dartford, Kent, DA1 4RS
2.62 miles
Harris Academy Riverside
London Road, Purfleet, Essex, RM19 1QY
2.97 miles
Shenstone School
94 Old Road, Crayford, Kent, DA1 4DZ
3.02 miles
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Woodside Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 6LB
3.19 miles
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Beechenlea Lane, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DR
3.27 miles
Ebbsfleet Academy
Southfleet Road, Swanscombe, Kent, DA10 0BZ
3.34 miles
The Annex School House
Pembroke House, Leydenhatch Lane, Hextable, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7PS
3.61 miles
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Halcot Avenue, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7QB
3.61 miles
St Catherine's Catholic School
Watling Street, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7QJ
3.61 miles
Woodside Academy
Colyers Lane, Erith, Kent, DA8 3PB
3.63 miles
Beths Grammar School
Hartford Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1NE
3.72 miles
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