Dartford Science & Technology College
About the school
Dartford Science & Technology College is an open secondary school in Kent.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 April 2026
- Published
- 17 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 49.1
- Kent
- 46.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Kent
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 54.50%
- Kent
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 71.70%
- Kent
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 17.90%
- Kent
- 46.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.11
- Kent
- 4.18
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D+
Average A-level points
- School
- 23.84
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
855
Girls
98.95%
Boys
1.05%
SEN support
16.37%
Education, health and care plan
2.11%
English as an additional language
16.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
22.28%
Overall absence
8.39
Persistent absence
24.52
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
147
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
69
Sustained education or employment
86%
Higher education
54%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
25%