OFSTED
24 May 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
438
432 full-time ·
6 part-time
Female pupils
239
54.6% of pupils
Male pupils
199
45.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.7 pts
below England
School
17.1%
Gravesham
25.3%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.8 pts
above England
School
23.1%
Gravesham
22.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Gravesham
1.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
43.4%
190
African
16.7%
73
Indian
10.3%
45
Any other White background
9.1%
40
Any other Mixed background
5.3%
23
Any other Black background
3.9%
17
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
10.3%
45 of
438 pupils
10.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.7 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
66.0%
5.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Reading
4.8 pts below England
School
69.0%
Gravesham
70.7%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Writing
1.7 pts above England
School
72.0%
Gravesham
71.7%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Maths
In line with England
School
72.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.89%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.33 pts
lower than
England
School
5.89%
Gravesham
6.23%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.67%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.85 pts
higher than
England
School
16.67%
Gravesham
16.89%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.65%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.15 pts
lower than
England
School
0.65%
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
92.8%
4.6 pts
above England
Springhead Park Primary School
92.8%
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.