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Dartford Primary Academy

Primary

Dartford · Dartford · DA1 1SQ www.dartfordprimary.org.uk/

Pupils
670
cap. 654
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
17 Jun 2025
Area judgements only

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

Area judgements

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

Other Ofsted reports

3 reports
12 Sep 2023
School inspection
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23 Jan 2018
Full inspectionGood
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5 Nov 2014
Academy conversion letter
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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
94%
-3pp
LA
63%
England
63%
97%79%60%
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RWM higher
26%
0pp
LA
10%
England
8%
26%16%6%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
100%
Reading higher standard
61%
Writing expected standard
96%
Writing higher standard
28%
Maths expected standard
96%
Maths higher standard
58%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
93%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
64%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
111.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
111.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
112.0

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
670
cap. 654
673667661
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Pupil : teacher ratio
32.5
LA AVG 20.68:1
38.131.424.7
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EAL
37%
LA AVG 13.81%
39%34%29%
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FSM eligible
20%
LA AVG 27.09%
21%19%18%
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SEN
14%
LA AVG 17.42%
14%12%10%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%4%
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Persistent absence
12%
LA
15%
England
13%
16%10%4%
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Overview

AddressYork Road, Dartford, DA1 1SQ
Telephone01322224453
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio32.5:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£5146 spend / pupil£6109 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
2024/2594%26%670
2023/2497%26%662
2022/2385%18%+4.10+1.90+4.90673
2018/1967%9%-2.60+0.40-0.90682
2017/1862%7%-1.80+0.80-0.70657
2016/1760%6%-1.70-2.60-2.00673
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/25100%61%96%28%96%58%94%93%111.0111.0112.014%
2023/2498%63%98%30%97%64%94%95%111.0112.0113.014%
2022/2394%51%88%22%90%55%84%90%110.0110.0111.013%
2018/1967%24%83%26%79%24%84%74%103.0105.0105.08%
2017/1867%24%82%24%72%19%85%71%103.0103.0104.0
2016/1767%25%72%8%70%30%78%75%103.0103.0106.07%

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 1 Feb 2015 (was URN 137952)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2567032.514%37%20%5%12%
2023/2466227.614%39%21%5%15%
2022/2367338.113%39%18%5%11%
2021/2267136.310%31%18%6%16%
2020/2166130.312%29%20%
2018/1968224.78%26%19%5%10%
2017/1826.04%8%
2016/1767325.67%24%20%4%4%

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