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Bean Primary School

Primary

Dartford · Dartford · DA2 8AW https://www.bean.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
204
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
29 Apr 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

6 reports
5 Nov 2019
School inspectionGood
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28 Jun 2017
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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8 Nov 2012
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Dartford. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
63%
+2pp
LA
63%
England
63%
71%61%50%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
13%
+7pp
LA
10%
England
8%
13%10%6%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
88%
Would recommend
81%
Responses
47
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

88%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

85%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

81%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

8%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

96%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

49%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

73%

Q9. My child does well at this school

83%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

87%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

90%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

85%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

79%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

81%

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
83%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
43%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
209
cap. 210
209198187
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.8
LA AVG 20.68:1
27.023.720.4
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EAL
26%
LA AVG 13.81%
26%18%11%
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FSM eligible
25%
LA AVG 27.09%
25%21%17%
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SEN
12%
LA AVG 17.42%
15%11%6%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%4%
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Persistent absence
13%
LA
15%
England
13%
20%14%9%
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Overview

AddressSchool Lane, Bean, Dartford, DA2 8AW
Telephone01474833225
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6152 spend / pupil£6386 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2563%13%209
2023/2461%6%205
2022/2371%13%+0.70+0.00+0.00190
2018/1957%7%-1.40+0.80-1.20203
2017/1867%7%+0.90+0.70+0.30208
2016/1750%13%-0.70+2.70+0.30202
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2583%33%73%17%73%30%87%83%107.0106.0107.012%
2023/2477%26%71%16%68%16%77%65%106.0102.0101.010%
2022/2377%45%74%16%77%26%94%74%107.0105.0105.014%
2018/1970%13%83%17%60%23%80%70%102.0103.0104.010%
2017/1890%23%83%17%80%17%93%83%106.0104.0105.014%
2016/1757%20%80%23%70%17%90%77%102.0103.0104.06%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520921.812%26%25%5%13%
2023/2420522.510%22%24%6%20%
2022/2319020.914%15%24%6%16%
2021/2218720.512%13%22%6%17%
2020/2118927.015%13%22%
2018/1920320.410%13%17%4%9%
2017/1820823.414%11%17%5%12%
2016/1720221.66%11%18%6%19%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.