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School admissions in Dartford

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

24 schools. 8 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Horton Kirby Church of England Primary SchoolDartford1.3730not published
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, DartfordDartford1.33300.073 miles 2023
Leigh Academy DartfordDartford1.28900.838 miles 2026
Dartford Bridge Community Primary SchoolDartford1.10600.519 miles 2025
Haberdashers' Crayford PrimaryDartford1.10300.661 miles 2026
Bean Primary SchoolDartford1.03301.663 miles 2026
St Anselm's Catholic Primary SchoolDartford1.03300.414 miles 2026
The Gateway Primary AcademyDartford1.03301.505 miles 2026
Maypole Primary SchoolDartford1.00603.029 miles 2026
Wentworth Primary SchoolDartford1.00870.778 miles 2025
Westgate Primary SchoolDartford1.00301.305 miles 2026
Wilmington Primary SchoolDartford1.00301.273 miles 2026
River Mill Primary SchoolDartford0.97601.533 miles 2026
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolDartford0.9626not published
Greenlands Primary SchoolDartford0.9417not published
The Anthony Roper Primary SchoolDartford0.93303.147 miles 2025
Temple Hill Primary AcademyDartford0.9372not published
St Paulinus Church of England Primary SchoolDartford0.9224not published
West Hill Primary AcademyDartford0.9050not published
Oakfield Primary AcademyDartford0.90782.655 miles 2023
Fleetdown Primary AcademyDartford0.8876not published
Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary SchoolDartford0.8752not published
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, DartfordDartford0.8347not published
The Brent Primary SchoolDartford0.79901.743 miles 2026

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

9 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlaces
Dartford Grammar SchoolDartford3.18179
Dartford Grammar School for GirlsDartford2.40178
Dartford Science & Technology CollegeDartford1.16148
Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsDartford1.07180
Wilmington Grammar School for BoysDartford0.99180
Haberdashers' Crayford AcademyDartford0.93180
Leigh UTC DartfordDartford0.76119
Stone Lodge SchoolDartford0.68148
Sir Geoffrey Leigh AcademyDartford0.64257

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.