Best Secondary Schools in Dartford

We checked all 8 secondary schools in Dartford, Kent,, and every one is ranked.

Schools checked: 8
Ranked: 8
Without a rank: 0

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Dartford. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Dartford also has 22 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Kent. Kent also has rankings for Maidstone, Canterbury, Gravesend, Tonbridge, Dover and all of Kent.

Ranked secondary schools in Dartford

Rank 1
Dartford Grammar School
Academy, Selective, 1,576 pupils, inspected December 2022
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
79.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
98.9%
Rank 2
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Academy, Selective, 1,257 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Strong standard to exceptional
Attainment 8
75.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
94.9%
Rank 3
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Academy, Selective, 1,154 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
66.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
89.2%
Rank 4
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Academy, Selective, 1,174 pupils, inspected March 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
64.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
90%
Rank 5
Dartford Science & Technology College
Local authority maintained, 857 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
49.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
54.5%
Rank 6
Leigh UTC Dartford
Free school, 691 pupils, inspected June 2026
Report card: Strong standard to exceptional
Attainment 8
44.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
43.4%
Rank 7
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
Academy, 1,318 pupils, inspected November 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.2%
Rank 8
Stone Lodge School
Free school, 1,139 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
37.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
23.4%