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EnglandSouth EastDartfordDA2 7NEJoydens Wood Junior School
Primary

Joydens Wood Junior School

Primary

Dartford · Dartford · DA2 7NE https://www.joydens.nestschools.org/

Pupils
324
cap. 280
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
324
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
324
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 07/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Joydens Wood Junior School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
+10pp
76%65%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
7%
+1pp
26%16%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
61%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
324
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Birchwood Drive, Wilmington, Dartford, DA2 7NE
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2563%7%73%29%85%13%70%17%92%61%104.0102.0103.017%324
2023/2453%6%64%19%81%15%64%13%93%61%103.0102.0101.017%313
2022/2373%10%82%29%80%17%83%31%99%79%106.0105.0105.0-2.10-0.90-1.3015%294
2018/1976%26%81%36%91%36%83%40%94%86%106.0107.0107.0-1.80+0.00-1.509%342
2017/1869%16%80%33%83%30%85%34%95%76%106.0106.0104.0-2.30-2.40-1.6010%332
2016/1773%3%86%30%76%4%90%41%97%73%106.0108.0104.0-1.10-5.00+0.409%298

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
2024/2532422.517%17%10%6%16%
2023/2431324.517%16%12%6%15%
2022/2329421.315%15%10%5%11%
2021/2229919.713%13%9%6%16%
2020/2132423.513%13%8%
2018/1934221.59%17%8%4%10%
2017/1833223.910%19%8%4%8%
2016/1729818.99%21%7%3%5%

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