University technical college · Kent
Leigh UTC Dartford
- Secondary
- Ages 11–18
- Sixth form
Term dates
University technical colleges can set their own term dates. Many follow Kent council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 91 families put this school as their first choice, and 119 places were offered. 91 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 119 | 91 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 117 | 71 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 103 | 67 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- The Pass Masters. Ofsted report
- Stagecoach Dartford. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 2 June 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Sixth form
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 25 May 2022. Overall: Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Pupils
- 691 (capacity 960)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Phone
- 01322626600
- Address
- Brunel Way, Dartford, DA1 5TF
- Website
- leighutcdartford.org.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.