United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Dartford
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~114k · 42 state-funded schools
The signature
How Dartford ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£43,243/yr
High
Better than 75% of UK LAs
House price
£375,000
Expensive
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,556/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,375/yr
Cheap
Better than 64% of UK LAs
Crime
80.7/1k
High
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
Deprivation
18.8
Mid
Around UK average
Schools
90.2%
Weak
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
41 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
37 of 41 (90.2%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
The map
42 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 42 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dartford Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,543 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leigh Academy Wilmington | Secondary | 1,381 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy | Secondary | 1,335 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dartford Grammar School for GirlsGrammar | Secondary | 1,248 | Outstanding2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wilmington Grammar School for BoysGrammar | Secondary | 1,178 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsGrammar | Secondary | 1,163 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stone Lodge School | Secondary | 1,052 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leigh Academy Longfield | Secondary | 980 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Temple Hill Primary Academy | Primary | 889 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dartford Science & Technology College | Secondary | 855 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet | Secondary | 826 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oakfield Primary Academy | Primary | 721 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leigh UTC Dartford | Secondary | 689 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leigh Academy Dartford | Primary | 670 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Manor Community Primary School | Primary | 668 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wentworth Primary School | Primary | 653 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Brent Primary School | Primary | 652 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fleetdown Primary Academy | Primary | 648 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary | 640 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
West Hill Primary Academy | Primary | 520 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.