School Summary

The Leigh UTC


Boys: 557
Girls: 173
Total Pupils: 730
Opened: 01-09-2014
Ofsted: Good
Principal: Kevin Watson
The Leigh UTC
Brunel Way
Dartford
Kent
DA1 5TF
Telephone: 01322626600
Website: http://theleighutc.org.uk/

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Street: Brunel Way
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I have been here a week AND I LOVE IT!!!!! Everybody is so kind the teachers and the students, if I hadn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t chose the inspiration academy as my school I probably would\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve been very depressed","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I have been here a week AND I LOVE IT!!!!! Everybody is so kind the teachers and the students, if I hadn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t chose the inspiration academy as my school I probably would\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve been very depressed","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Blake Wain","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/104148972322822990633\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjWqBMUSu7O8i069lsSw7eVFL9hbxl0CjIyA-V6MuVAWXC0=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2019-09-10T19:13:18Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Teacher stole my emotional support rishi sunak plushie and kept it. It is hanging on her wall. got very angry\u00f0\u009f\u00a4\u00ac and lobbed a pencil at Miss shackmar.\n\nStill think he deserved\n\nAte the steering wheel of of a moving truck and Miss shackmar intercepted my morning meal\n\nTeacher stole my wheel chair forced me to walk. I can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m paralysed from the waist downwards.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Teacher stole my emotional support rishi sunak plushie and kept it. It is hanging on her wall. got very angry\u00f0\u009f\u00a4\u00ac and lobbed a pencil at Miss shackmar.\n\nStill think he deserved\n\nAte the steering wheel of of a moving truck and Miss shackmar intercepted my morning meal\n\nTeacher stole my wheel chair forced me to walk. I can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m paralysed from the waist downwards.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Captain Falcon","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/106352230129688017545\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVyg5J-ZLh9zyaWNsbhluogaBqY--ibMDeNsGL6A3gcT5k=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2023-07-30T16:31:12Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Awful school with poor organisation. I spent 5 years of my education here and was severely let down. Some teachers are great, but the lack of challenging work and the school mainly focusing on students with lower grades meant higher performing students were left alone. Few to none extra curricular opportunities. Bias and favouritism from teachers, with patronising leaders. Only had 1 sports day (across 5 years). No sports teams (minus the occasional football match). Teacher over-inflating predicted grades. Students were banned from leaving bottom floor during breaks, meaning no access to areas for studying. If you want your child to have a fulfilling education then do not send them here.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Awful school with poor organisation. I spent 5 years of my education here and was severely let down. Some teachers are great, but the lack of challenging work and the school mainly focusing on students with lower grades meant higher performing students were left alone. Few to none extra curricular opportunities. Bias and favouritism from teachers, with patronising leaders. Only had 1 sports day (across 5 years). No sports teams (minus the occasional football match). Teacher over-inflating predicted grades. Students were banned from leaving bottom floor during breaks, meaning no access to areas for studying. If you want your child to have a fulfilling education then do not send them here.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Jacob Woodhouse","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/114321513386446310172\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocK6HKi88XmnoCCXb_E5agwvzYLNEKBVHbFVqMJKDifx=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-09-02T16:04:49Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"My experience was superb! I was welcomed by the lovely teachers staff and including the amazing receptionist. Unfortunately I had that one of them Ms Maria has left little did I know her but her tender support was great she treated me as if we had known each other for long. Also Mr Freeman he is a wonderful teacher who took us around and through.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My experience was superb! I was welcomed by the lovely teachers staff and including the amazing receptionist. Unfortunately I had that one of them Ms Maria has left little did I know her but her tender support was great she treated me as if we had known each other for long. Also Mr Freeman he is a wonderful teacher who took us around and through.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Motunrayo Olofinbinu","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/108458803851312150928\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocJK4zkZDYPcJM5E1tCtIORFuts3A8U8URoaeQ-9QbQz=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-10-15T00:54:08Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"8 months ago","rating":3,"text":{"text":"Bruh I ain\u00e2\u0080\u0099t gonna lie, this place was dead cause of the silliest things. Not cause of bullying like some of these other dons were saying but because theyre just broke. my guy mr leahey put way to much bank into making the school look good, he forgot to make the school have the stuff all schools usually have, no sports teams, no clubs, no trips, we didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t even have a prom. 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There ain\u00e2\u0080\u0099t nothing wrong with that except that they act like they put together the greatest school ever, like it was the best thing since tickling the money bag, which it ain\u00e2\u0080\u0099t by any means. Only stayed there for the mates and the vibes. Yahyas hairline is a hate crime on humanity.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Bruh I ain\u00e2\u0080\u0099t gonna lie, this place was dead cause of the silliest things. Not cause of bullying like some of these other dons were saying but because theyre just broke. my guy mr leahey put way to much bank into making the school look good, he forgot to make the school have the stuff all schools usually have, no sports teams, no clubs, no trips, we didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t even have a prom. 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