The Leigh UTC

Type Secondary / University technical college
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Brunel Way
Dartford
Kent
DA1 5TF
Phone 01322626600
Reference Number 140987

General Makeup

Number of pupils 707
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 75.81%
Girls: 24.19%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 31.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 14%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 18.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 90 30 120
8 89 29 118
9 88 27 115
10 92 24 116
11 87 35 122
12 43 17 60
13 47 9 56

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 59.3%
African 12.4%
White, Other 8.9%
Mixed, Other 3.4%
Unclassified 2.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.1%
Indian 2.1%
Asian, Other 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
Pakistani 1.3%
Caribbean 1%
White & Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2022-07-21
Date Description Report
2022-05-25 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-02-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:

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)
40.7 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 31.1% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 50.8% 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)
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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 25.95 Unlock Unlock

Grades

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

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 66 12
Third Preference 76 2
From another Local Authority 38 16

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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1.88 miles
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Peareswood Primary School
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1.29 miles
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1.53 miles
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2.4 miles
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2.43 miles
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2.53 miles
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2.58 miles
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2.67 miles
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2.91 miles
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2.99 miles
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3.24 miles
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