OFSTED
10 March 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
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
20 June 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
13 September 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
THE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
387
369 full-time ·
18 part-time
Female pupils
168
43.4% of pupils
Male pupils
219
56.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.8 pts
above England
School
25.6%
Dartford
21.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
21.3 pts
above England
School
41.6%
Dartford
24.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Dartford
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
33.9%
131
African
21.2%
82
Any other White background
11.9%
46
Indian
5.9%
23
Any other Mixed background
4.7%
18
Any other Asian background
4.1%
16
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
18.6%
72 of
387 pupils
2.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.4 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
62.0%
1.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Reading
3.2 pts above England
School
77.0%
Dartford
81.3%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Writing
6.7 pts above England
School
77.0%
Dartford
76.9%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Maths
2.0 pts above England
School
74.0%
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
6.89%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.67 pts
higher than
England
School
6.89%
Dartford
6.22%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.66%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.84 pts
higher than
England
School
23.66%
Dartford
16.23%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.23%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.42 pts
higher than
England
School
3.23%
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
56.7%
31.4 pts
below England
Knockhall Primary School
56.7%
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.