Westgate Primary School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Dartford, Kent·DA1 2LP
Composite score
73.7
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#1,323
National rank
#180
In South East
#45
In Kent
Top 9%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
90%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
90%
30 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
138
any preference, for 30 places
Applications from another council area
4%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.34
00.511.52
1 per place
1.5320221.2320231.5020241.3420251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Kent does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Westgate Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
212
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
28.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
56.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
24.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,396
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Westgate Primary School

Westgate Primary School is a primary school in Dartford, Kent, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 212 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 90% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 3.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 9% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 90% of the families who made Westgate Primary School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 24.7 pupils per teacher. Westgate Primary School 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 above.

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