OFSTED
20 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
1 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
22 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Kent
Trust
THE GOLDEN THREAD ALLIANCE
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
542
542 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
273
50.4% of pupils
Male pupils
269
49.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.3 pts
below England
School
17.5%
Dartford
21.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
30.1 pts
above England
School
50.4%
Dartford
24.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Dartford
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
30.3%
164
Any other Asian background
13.8%
75
African
11.8%
64
Indian
8.9%
48
Any other White background
7.6%
41
Bangladeshi
5.7%
31
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.2%
66 of
542 pupils
8.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
68.0%
7.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Reading
14.2 pts above England
School
88.0%
Dartford
81.3%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Writing
1.3 pts below England
School
69.0%
Dartford
76.9%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Maths
9.0 pts above England
School
81.0%
Dartford
77.8%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.23%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.99 pts
lower than
England
School
5.23%
Dartford
6.22%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.97%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.85 pts
lower than
England
School
11.97%
Dartford
16.23%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.85%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.95 pts
lower than
England
School
0.85%
Dartford
1.85%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
106.9%
18.7 pts
above England
West Hill Primary Academy
106.9%
Dartford
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.