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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Isabel Quinn

location_onDartford, DA1 2HX

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

217

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Expected Standard

85%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Dartford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 6% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford is a voluntary aided school in Dartford, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 217 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 24% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #110 of 424 primaries in Kent and #3,945 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 Good, 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 30.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 61%

Reading100% LA 74%

Writing85% LA 72%

Maths94% LA 70%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading100% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing91% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths97% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading100% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths97% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.9

Read

LA -0.4

2.6 to 7.2

-1.1

Write

LA -0.2

-3.3 to 1.1

3.6

Maths

LA -1.2

1.4 to 5.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading91% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.4

Read

LA 0.0

2.2 to 6.6

2.8

Write

LA 0.1

0.8 to 4.8

3.3

Maths

LA -0.6

1.3 to 5.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 65%

Reading97% LA 76%

Writing94% LA 80%

Maths100% LA 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.7

Read

LA 0.0

1.6 to 5.8

Write

LA 0.4

-1 to 3

4.1

Maths

LA -0.5

2.2 to 6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 June 2025

Inspection Report

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11 February 2020

Inspection Report

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24 May 2016

Inspection Report

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23 February 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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07 November 2006

Inspection Report

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06 July 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-06-17

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

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-05-24

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-02-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2006-11-07

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 217 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	217	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	219	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	217	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	219	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	216	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	216	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	217	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	217	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	217	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	217	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	217	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	214	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	217	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	219	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	218	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	218	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	221	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	219	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	219	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	218	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	218	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	218	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	216	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	219	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	216	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	216	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 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils