OFSTED
5 December 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
MOSAIC SCHOOLS LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
407
407 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
192
47.2% of pupils
Male pupils
215
52.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.0 pts
below England
School
11.8%
Dartford
21.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
22.5 pts
above England
School
42.8%
Dartford
24.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
Dartford
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
26.3%
107
White British
22.6%
92
African
15.7%
64
Any other White background
10.1%
41
Any other Asian background
5.4%
22
White and Black African
3.2%
13
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
8.4%
34 of
407 pupils
12.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.3 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
83.0%
22.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
90.0%
Reading
16.2 pts above England
School
90.0%
Dartford
81.3%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Dartford
76.9%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Maths
15.0 pts above England
School
87.0%
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
4.91%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.31 pts
lower than
England
School
4.91%
Dartford
6.22%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.15%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.67 pts
lower than
England
School
11.15%
Dartford
16.23%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.91%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.11 pts
higher than
England
School
1.91%
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
96.9%
8.7 pts
above England
River Mill Primary School
96.9%
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.