Schools in Dartford[1]

Local authority district E07000107 · 42 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 67 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 7 (10%)[4]
second 20%: 13 (19%)[4]
middle 20%: 17 (25%)[4]
fourth 20%: 15 (22%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 15 (22%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	4%[4]	22%[4]	30%[4]	21%[4]	22%[4]
Employment	6%[4]	19%[4]	22%[4]	21%[4]	31%[4]
Education and skills	9%[4]	13%[4]	33%[4]	33%[4]	12%[4]
Health and disability	9%[4]	18%[4]	30%[4]	31%[4]	12%[4]
Crime	28%[4]	28%[4]	25%[4]	13%[4]	4%[4]
Housing and services	25%[4]	42%[4]	19%[4]	13%[4]	0%[4]
Living environment	4%[4]	12%[4]	40%[4]	22%[4]	21%[4]
Children in low-income families	3%[4]	19%[4]	25%[4]	33%[4]	19%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 65.7% of 45,684 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 32.4% of 90,677 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 13.6% of 90,685 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Grammar schools (4)

School	Ages	Headline results
Dartford Grammar School	11–18[2]	A8 79 2025/26[8]
Dartford Grammar School for Girls	11–18[2]	A8 77 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[9]
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys	11–18[2]	A8 68 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls	11–18[2]	A8 65 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]

Secondary schools (8)

School	Ages	Headline results
Alkerden Church of England Academy	3–18[2]
Dartford Science & Technology College	11–18[2]	A8 47 2025/26[8] AL D+ 2024/25[9]
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet	11–18[2]	A8 45 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
Leigh Academy Longfield	11–18[2]	A8 42 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Leigh Academy Wilmington	11–19[2]	A8 45 2025/26[8]
Leigh UTC Dartford	11–18[2]	A8 41 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy	11–19[2]	A8 46 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Stone Lodge School	11–19[2]	A8 40 2025/26[8]

Primary schools (29)

School	Ages	Headline results
Bean Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Dartford Bridge Community Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
Ebbsfleet Green Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 97% 2024/25[10]
Fleetdown Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Greenlands Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford	4–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Joydens Wood Infant School	4–7[2]
Joydens Wood Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Knockhall Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 35% 2024/25[10]
Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard	2–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
Leigh Academy Dartford	3–11[2]	KS2 94% 2024/25[10]
Manor Community Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Maypole Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
Oakfield Primary Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford	4–11[2]	KS2 85% 2024/25[10]
River Mill Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
Sedley's Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Temple Hill Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
The Brent Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
The Craylands School	4–11[2]	KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
The Gateway Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
Wentworth Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
West Hill Primary Academy	5–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Westgate Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 90% 2024/25[10]
Wilmington Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[10]

Special schools and alternative provision (1)

School	Ages	Headline results
Rowhill School	5–16[2]

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Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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