OFSTED
7 March 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
MARITIME ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
451
443 full-time ·
8 part-time
Female pupils
226
50.1% of pupils
Male pupils
225
49.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.2 pts
below England
School
12.6%
Dartford
21.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.5 pts
below England
School
18.8%
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
30.2%
136
African
19.1%
86
Indian
9.8%
44
Unclassified
9.5%
43
Any other White background
6.9%
31
Any other Mixed background
6.4%
29
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
16.4%
74 of
451 pupils
4.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.2 pts
above
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
97.0%
36.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
97.0%
Reading
23.2 pts above England
School
97.0%
Dartford
81.3%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
97.0%
Writing
26.7 pts above England
School
97.0%
Dartford
76.9%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
97.0%
Maths
25.0 pts above England
School
97.0%
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
4.25%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.97 pts
lower than
England
School
4.25%
Dartford
6.22%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.50%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.31 pts
lower than
England
School
8.50%
Dartford
16.23%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.70%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.10 pts
lower than
England
School
1.70%
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
97.8%
9.6 pts
above England
Ebbsfleet Green Primary School
97.8%
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.