Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School | Primary in Gravesend, Gravesham | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School

Primary

Gravesham · Gravesend · DA11 7BT www.cecilroad.co.uk

Pupils
442
cap. 378
Ages
3 - 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
25 Mar 2025
Area judgements only

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

Area judgements

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

Other Ofsted reports

9 reports
4 Dec 2019
School inspection
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12 May 2016
Full inspectionGood
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22 Sep 2014
Monitoring visit
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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 Gravesham. 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
61%
-9pp
LA
63%
England
63%
80%71%61%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
9%
0pp
LA
10%
England
8%
13%10%7%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
87%
Would recommend
78%
Responses
46
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

87%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

85%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

74%

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

16%

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

87%

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

44%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

74%

Q9. My child does well at this school

82%

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

83%

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

84%

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

91%

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

76%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

78%

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

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
76%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
26%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
439
cap. 378
467452436
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
LA AVG 20.68:1
25.822.919.9
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
45%
LA AVG 13.81%
49%47%45%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
20%
LA AVG 27.09%
20%16%12%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
21%
LA AVG 17.42%
21%18%14%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
6%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
16%
LA
15%
England
13%
17%12%7%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressCecil Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 7BT
Telephone01474534544
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6332 spend / pupil£6306 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
2024/2561%9%439
2023/2470%9%436
2022/2367%11%+1.10+0.60+1.60444
2018/1980%13%+1.20+0.40+2.50442
2017/1863%13%+2.10+0.30-0.70449
2016/1765%7%-0.30+0.60+1.70467
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2574%35%69%19%70%37%76%76%106.0105.0105.021%
2023/2483%30%74%13%79%32%83%81%106.0105.0104.019%
2022/2381%35%74%17%85%35%85%85%106.0106.0106.016%
2018/1985%26%85%19%89%43%81%89%106.0108.0111.015%
2017/1880%37%78%19%67%26%80%80%106.0102.0107.015%
2016/1772%15%81%17%72%31%85%87%102.0105.0107.014%

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
2024/2543919.921%45%20%6%16%
2023/2443620.919%48%18%6%15%
2022/2344420.416%49%18%6%17%
2021/2243624.316%48%17%5%16%
2020/2144425.814%48%15%
2018/1944221.615%47%15%4%7%
2017/1844923.315%48%12%4%7%
2016/1746722.414%47%12%4%7%

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