Maypole Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Dartford, Kent·DA2 7UZ
Composite score
71.8
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#1,540
National rank
#211
In South East
#53
In Kent
Top 10%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
80%
% achieving higher RWM
17%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
95%
60 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
137
any preference, for 60 places
Applications from another council area
17%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
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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 Maypole 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
399
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
12.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,226
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Maypole Primary School

Maypole Primary School is a primary school in Dartford, Kent, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 399 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 80% 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 11.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 10% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 17% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 95% of the families who made Maypole 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 5.2%. There are about 23.1 pupils per teacher. Maypole 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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