Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Dartford, Kent
DA1 2HX
Composite score
83.2

School overview

Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford is a primary school serving Dartford, Kent, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 217 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 3.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 4% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 112 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 24% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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National rank
#78
In South East
#18
In Kent
Top 4%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
85%
% achieving higher RWM
24%
Reading average scaled score
112.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 217 % FSM ever-6 6.5% % EAL 41.5% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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