SCHOOL PROFILE

Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 144910
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

24 April 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Kent
Trust ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 372 372 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 192 51.6% of pupils
Male pupils 180 48.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

20.7%
4.1 pts below England
School 20.7%
Dartford 21.2%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.7%
10.6 pts below England
School 9.7%
Dartford 24.8%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Dartford 1.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
80.6%
300
African
5.6%
21
Any other Mixed background
3.8%
14
Any other White background
2.2%
8
Indian
2.2%
8
White and Asian
1.1%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.7% 66 of 372 pupils
3.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.7%
Dartford 14.8%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.2% 64 pupils
England 14.8% 2.4 pts above
EHC plans 0.5% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 5.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 19
Specific learning difficulty 18
Speech, language & communication 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Physical disability 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Dartford 69.6%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Dartford 81.3%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

83.0%

12.7 pts above England

School 83.0%
Dartford 76.9%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

77.0%

5.0 pts above England

School 77.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.05%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.17 pts lower than England
School 6.05%
Dartford 6.22%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.68%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.86 pts higher than England
School 17.68%
Dartford 16.23%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.55%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.25 pts lower than England
School 0.55%
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

88.6% 0.4 pts above England
Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School
88.6%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information