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West Hill Primary Academy

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

personMs Katy Ward

corporate_fareTHE GOLDEN THREAD ALLIANCE

location_onDartford, DA1 3DZ

language Visit Website phone 1322226019

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

534

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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West Hill Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Dartford, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

West Hill Primary Academy is an academy converter in Dartford, Kent, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of THE GOLDEN THREAD ALLIANCE. The school has approximately 520 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #123 of 424 primaries in Kent and #4,243 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 30.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 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

68%

LA 61%

Reading88% LA 74%

Writing69% LA 72%

Maths81% LA 70%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading84% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading78% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.4

-1.7 to 0.9

-0.5

Write

LA -0.2

-1.7 to 0.8

-0.9

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.1 to 0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading87% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA 0.0

1.7 to 4.3

2.1

Write

LA 0.1

0.9 to 3.3

1.0

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.1 to 2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 65%

Reading88% LA 76%

Writing95% LA 80%

Maths85% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.0

0.3 to 2.9

2.8

Write

LA 0.4

1.6 to 4

1.8

Maths

LA -0.5

0.6 to 3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-03-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-06-25

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

0.8%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(4 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 520 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, 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)	520	4	0.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	515	4	0.8%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	524	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	526	2	0.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	525	1	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	537	4	0.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	534	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	529	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	535	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	534	2	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	534	2	0.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	546	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	541	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	540	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	540	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	540	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	540	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	557	4	0.7%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	558	4	0.7%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	558	2	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	561	2	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	552	5	0.9%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	501	1	0.2%	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 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils