Bean Primary School | School performance

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

209

Pupils · 2024/25

26%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

209

Pupils · 2024/25

26%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

209

Pupils · 2024/25

26%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/11/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityKent

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Bean Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

63%

+2pp

71%64%57%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 63%

RWM higher standard

13%

+7pp

13%10%6%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 13%

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%

SPAG higher standard

43%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

26%

FSM eligible

25%

SEN

12%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

School Lane, Bean, Dartford, DA2 8AW

Local authority

Kent

Website

https://www.bean.kent.sch.uk/

Telephone

01474833225

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	63%	13%	83%	33%	73%	17%	73%	30%	87%	83%	107.0	106.0	107.0	—	—	—	12%	209
2023/24	61%	6%	77%	26%	71%	16%	68%	16%	77%	65%	106.0	102.0	101.0	—	—	—	10%	205
2022/23	71%	13%	77%	45%	74%	16%	77%	26%	94%	74%	107.0	105.0	105.0	+0.70	+0.00	+0.00	14%	190
2018/19	57%	7%	70%	13%	83%	17%	60%	23%	80%	70%	102.0	103.0	104.0	-1.40	+0.80	-1.20	10%	203
2017/18	67%	7%	90%	23%	83%	17%	80%	17%	93%	83%	106.0	104.0	105.0	+0.90	+0.70	+0.30	14%	208
2016/17	50%	13%	57%	20%	80%	23%	70%	17%	90%	77%	102.0	103.0	104.0	-0.70	+2.70	+0.30	6%	202

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	209	21.8	12%	26%	25%	5%	13%
2023/24	205	22.5	10%	22%	24%	6%	20%
2022/23	190	20.9	14%	15%	24%	6%	16%
2021/22	187	20.5	12%	13%	22%	6%	17%
2020/21	189	27.0	15%	13%	22%	—	—
2018/19	203	20.4	10%	13%	17%	4%	9%
2017/18	208	23.4	14%	11%	17%	5%	12%
2016/17	202	21.6	6%	11%	18%	6%	19%