Stone Lodge School

Stone Lodge School has been rated as good overall in its first inspection. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to inclusivity, ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), thrive academically and emotionally. Leadership is a standout aspect, with leaders at all levels focusing on high standards and supporting both students and staff effectively. The school's environment is one where students feel safe and valued, contributing positively to their behavior and engagement in extracurricular opportunities.

Strengths

• Highly inclusive environment for all pupils
• Outstanding leadership and management
• Strong emphasis on pupil well-being and support
• Good quality of education with high expectations
• Effective personal development programme
• High proportions of pupils studying the English Baccalaureate
• Strong support for pupils with SEND

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack support for students' retention of key knowledge
• Personal development curriculum not fully embedded yet

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Stone Lodge School attended 89.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 29.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 12.5% of pupils at Stone Lodge School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Stone Lodge School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.8% of pupils at Stone Lodge School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Stone Lodge School received £7,937 and spent £7,869 for each of its 1,055 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £957,000 (£907 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Endeavour Mat, income was £7,009 and spending £6,879 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Dartford · Kent local authority: places and applications

Stone Lodge School is part of Endeavour Mat, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Wilmington Primary School Dartford
• Wilmington Grammar School for Girls Dartford
• Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Dartford

What is Stone Lodge School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stone Lodge School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Stone Lodge School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stone Lodge School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Stone Lodge School have?

Stone Lodge School has 1,139 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stone Lodge School cover?

Stone Lodge School for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Stone Lodge School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 39.5, and 26% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Stone Lodge School?

Stone Lodge School is at Stone Lodge Road, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6FY.