Stone Lodge School
Stone Lodge Road, Dartford, DA2 6FYOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Stone Lodge School is a secondary school in Dartford for ages 11 to 19. It is one of the 692 schools in Kent. It ranks 8th of 8 secondary schools in Dartford. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 17 October 2023, report published 22 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 17 October 2023
Stone Lodge is a highly inclusive school where pupils and sixth-form students thrive. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are happy and safe here. Pupils know that adults will always help them if they have a problem. Staff go the extra mile to support pupils' well-being. As one pupil said during the inspection, 'This school is like coming home'. The school has high expectations of both pupils' behaviour and achievement. The school's mantra of 'warm and strict' is played out in daily life. Pupils respond well to well-established routines, high staff visibility and clear rules. As a result, behaviour is usually faultless. Pupils work hard in lessons and value their teachers. Skilled staff support pupils with SEND well and are ambitious that all pupils achieve highly. Pupils enjoy attending a range of extra-curricular clubs and activities, such as art, sport and musical theatre. These help to develop pupils' talents well. As the school has expanded over recent years, so too have opportunities for pupils to take on responsibilities. Roles such as student leaders and school council representatives are now making a positive impact in the school and in the wider community.
What the school should improve
- In a couple of subjects, the curriculum does not support pupils' retention of key knowledge. This means that some pupils do not have a firm base on which to incorporate more complex learning. Leaders should ensure that the curriculum in these subjects supports pupils to remember and re-use the important knowledge so that they have firm foundations on which to build further.
- A few aspects of the personal development curriculum are not yet fully embedded because they have developed gradually as year groups have moved through the school. This means that some pupils and students may not receive a personal development programme that is as fulsome as it could be. Now that all year groups are in place, leaders should ensure that a full personal development curriculum offer is in place for all pupils and sixth-form students.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
124 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
1,139 pupils on roll, with places for 1,450
Schools near Stone Lodge School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 42.9 |
| Leigh UTC Dartford | 1 mile | Report card: Strong standard to exceptional | Attainment 8: 44.4 |
| Dartford Grammar School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 79.9 |
| Dartford Grammar School for Girls | 2 miles | Report card: Strong standard to exceptional | Attainment 8: 75.5 |
| Dartford Science & Technology College | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Attainment 8: 49.1 |
School details
- School type
- Free schools
- Sector
- Free school
- Trust
- ENDEAVOUR MAT
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Dr Catherine Cusick
- Phone
- 01322250340
- Address
- Stone Lodge Road, Dartford, DA2 6FY
- Local authority
- Kent
- URN
- 147059
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.