SCHOOL PROFILE

Wrotham Road Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 145815
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 108.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

6 October 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Kent
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Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 454 435 full-time · 19 part-time
Female pupils 212 46.7% of pupils
Male pupils 242 53.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.4%
0.4 pts below England
School 24.4%
Gravesham 25.3%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

39.9%
19.6 pts above England
School 39.9%
Gravesham 22.2%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
Gravesham 1.4%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
30.2%
137
Indian
19.8%
90
Any other White background
15.6%
71
African
9.0%
41
Unclassified
6.2%
28
Any other Mixed background
5.5%
25
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 13.4% 61 of 454 pupils
7.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.4%
Gravesham 16.9%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.3% 56 pupils
England 14.8% 2.5 pts below
EHC plans 1.1% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 4.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 33
Social, emotional & mental health 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
No specialist assessment yet 3
Other difficulty or disability 2
Profound & multiple 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

73.0% 12.6 pts above England
School 73.0%
Gravesham 59.6%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Gravesham 70.7%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

82.0%

11.7 pts above England

School 82.0%
Gravesham 71.7%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
Gravesham 68.3%
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

5.24%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.98 pts lower than England
School 5.24%
Gravesham 6.23%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.24%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.58 pts lower than England
School 15.24%
Gravesham 16.89%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.53%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.27 pts lower than England
School 0.53%
Gravesham 1.44%
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

108.1% 19.9 pts above England
Wrotham Road Primary School
108.1%
Gravesham
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