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EnglandSouth EastDartfordDA1 5XRRiver Mill Primary School
Primary

River Mill Primary School

Primary

Dartford · Dartford · DA1 5XR www.rivermillprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
358
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
27%
RWM higher · 2024/25
358
Pupils · 2024/25
41%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
27%
RWM higher · 2024/25
358
Pupils · 2024/25
41%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/12/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious character
StatusOpen

Overview of River Mill Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
83%
83%83%83%
'25
'25 · 83%
RWM higher standard
27%
27%27%27%
'25
'25 · 27%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
37%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
93%
SPAG higher standard
63%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
358
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
41%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Central Road, Dartford, DA1 5XR
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
2024/2583%27%90%47%83%37%87%40%87%93%109.0108.0110.09%358
2023/24Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published8%298
2022/23Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published8%240
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNew school

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
2024/2535825.29%41%11%5%11%
2023/2429822.88%41%8%4%10%
2022/2324019.08%42%9%4%8%
2021/2218022.57%39%8%4%6%
2020/2112024.08%39%8%

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