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Wrotham Road Primary School

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personMr Andrew Bennett

corporate_fareTHE GOLDEN THREAD ALLIANCE

location_onGravesend, DA11 0QF

language Visit Website phone 1474534540

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

446

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Wrotham Road Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Gravesend, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Wrotham Road Primary School is an academy converter in Gravesend, Kent, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE GOLDEN THREAD ALLIANCE. The school has approximately 456 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #60 of 424 primaries in Kent and #2,482 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.4 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

73%

LA 61%

Reading82% LA 74%

Writing82% LA 72%

Maths82% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading72% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths65% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA -0.4

-0.3 to 3.1

1.7

Write

LA -0.2

0.0 to 3.3

1.7

Maths

LA -1.2

0.1 to 3.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading80% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.0

-0.9 to 2.6

-1.3

Write

LA 0.1

-2.9 to 0.3

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.0 to 0.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 October 2022

Inspection Report

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07 June 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-07-06

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-04-01

None EIF

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

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(3 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 456 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	456	5	1.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	448	8	1.8%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	459	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	444	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	448	1	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	452	2	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	446	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	440	3	0.7%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	448	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	439	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	444	3	0.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	450	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	447	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	436	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	436	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	436	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	437	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	448	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	451	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	441	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 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils