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Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

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corporate_fareNorthfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust

location_onGravesend, DA11 7BT

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

444

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School is a Foundation school primary school in Gravesend, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School is a foundation school in Gravesend, Kent, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of Northfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust. The school has approximately 439 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #281 of 424 primaries in Kent and #9,471 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 61%

Reading74% LA 74%

Writing69% LA 72%

Maths70% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading83% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading81% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.4

-0.6 to 2.8

0.6

Write

LA -0.2

-1.0 to 2.3

1.6

Maths

LA -1.2

0.0 to 3.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading85% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.0

-0.4 to 2.9

0.4

Write

LA 0.1

-1.2 to 1.9

2.5

Maths

LA -0.6

1.0 to 4.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 65%

Reading80% LA 76%

Writing78% LA 80%

Maths67% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.0

0.5 to 3.7

0.3

Write

LA 0.4

-1.2 to 1.8

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.1 to 0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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04 December 2019

Inspection Report

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12 May 2016

Inspection Report

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22 September 2014

Inspection Report

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04 April 2014

Inspection Report

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12 December 2013

Inspection Report

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14 September 2011

Inspection Report

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27 January 2009

Inspection Report

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18 January 2006

Inspection Report

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24 January 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-03-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-05-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-12-12

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 439 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	439	2	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	421	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	435	3	0.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	436	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	424	2	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	446	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	444	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	428	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	437	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	436	4	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	426	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	444	4	0.9%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	444	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	426	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	444	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	444	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	429	2	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	439	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	442	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	433	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	445	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	449	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	440	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	469	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	467	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	442	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 41 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Physical Disability 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils