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Dartford Bridge Community Primary School

Primary

Dartford · Dartford · DA1 5GB dartfordbridgecps.com

Pupils
473
cap. 446
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
27 Feb 2024
Good

Inspection outcome

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

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
79%
-4pp
LA
63%
England
63%
83%79%75%
'23'24'25
RWM higher
19%
+1pp
LA
10%
England
8%
19%16%12%
'23'24'25

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
92%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
85%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
45%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
473
cap. 446
473470467
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.9
LA AVG 20.68:1
26.725.323.9
'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
45%
LA AVG 13.81%
51%47%44%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
13%
LA AVG 27.09%
13%11%9%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
12%
LA AVG 17.42%
12%11%9%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
5%5%4%
'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
10%
LA
15%
England
13%
10%8%6%
'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressCommunity Campus, Birdwood Avenue, Dartford, DA1 5GB
Telephone01322470678
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.9:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£4324 spend / pupil£5662 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView 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
2024/2579%19%473
2023/2483%18%472
2022/2375%12%+1.80+2.60+3.50471
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNew school
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2581%44%92%27%89%39%92%85%108.0108.0108.012%
2023/2493%43%90%20%92%47%93%92%108.0109.0112.012%
2022/2383%37%88%23%90%40%88%90%107.0108.0109.011%
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published

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.

Became an academy 31 Aug 2019 (was URN 135280)

Predecessor — Key Stage 2

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2018/1978%16%+1.20-0.30+1.80442
2017/1850%11%-2.50-1.90-1.50416
2016/1760%7%-2.50-1.30-2.60388

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2547323.912%45%13%5%10%
2023/2447224.512%48%10%4%6%
2022/2347124.911%51%9%5%10%
2021/2246926.510%48%9%4%6%
2020/2146726.79%44%9%

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