Leigh Academy
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy, formerly known as The Leigh Academy, is named after its founding sponsor, Sir Geoffrey Leigh. The academy was renamed in September 2024 as part of a rebranding initiative by its governing body, the multi-academy trust known as Leigh Academies Trust.- Type: School
- Description: school in Kent, UK
- Also known as: “Leigh Technology Academy” and “Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy”
- Address: Green Road, Dartford, DA1 1QE
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Princes Park and Dartford Library.
Princes Park
Stadium
Photo: Steveboswell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Princes Park is a football stadium in Dartford, Kent, England. It is the home of Dartford Football Club. Halls Athletic will be sharing the ground from 2025 onwards. Princes Park is situated 790 feet northwest of Leigh Academy.
Dartford Library
Museum
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Dartford Central Library and Museum is a library in the town centre of Dartford, Kent, England. The library was opened on 1 January 1916 by A. W. Smale, Chairman of the Dartford Urban District Council, and W. Dartford Library is situated 1 mile northwest of Leigh Academy.
Dartford railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dartford railway station serves the town of Dartford in Kent, England. It is 17 miles 12 chains down the line from London Charing Cross and is in London fare zone 8. Dartford railway station is situated 1 mile northwest of Leigh Academy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dartford and Hawley.
Dartford
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dartford is a commuter town for Greater London in Kent, with a long history of religious, industrial and cultural importance town.
Hawley
Village
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawley is a village in the civil parish of Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located 3 miles south of Dartford and 3.8 miles north east of Swanley.
Temple Hill
Suburb
Photo: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Temple Hill is a suburb of Dartford in Kent, England. It takes its name from the Knights Templar order. Temple Hill extends from the west of the A282 in the east to Dartford town centre in the west.
Leigh Academy
- Categories: secondary school, academy school, and education
- Location: Dartford District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4357° or 51° 26′ 9″ northLongitude
0.23388° or 0° 14′ 2″ eastOpen location code
9F32C6PM+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 947545311OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q6519681
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Leigh Academy” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “利學院”
- French: “Leigh Technology Academy”
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