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Fleetdown Primary Academy

Academy converter · Dartford · DA2 6JX

Ages 4–11 · 636 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

74%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-25

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)74%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.8%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
591

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.88 · Often has places

1st preferences

78

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

78

Total preferences (any rank)
170
Preferred offers (top 3)
89
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

636 pupils · 654 places

Pupils on roll
636
Boys / girls
330 / 306
School capacity
654
Capacity fill
636 / 654 (97%)
Free school meals
16%
FSM pupils
102
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE GOLDEN THREAD ALLIANCE
Academy trust
THE GOLDEN THREAD ALLIANCE
Headteacher
Mrs Alice Harrington

Location

Address
Lunedale Road, Darenth
Postcode
DA2 6JX
Town
Dartford
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Dartford
Constituency
Dartford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
HI - Hearing Impairment
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
4 on roll / 12 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Dartford, Kent, 636 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 16%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment.

Open schools in Dartford
35
Primary schools in Dartford
25
Academies among open schools in Dartford
69% (24)
Open schools in DA2
12
Primary in DA2
8
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • FSM24.3%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Alice Harrington
Telephone
01322226891
Website
http://www.fleetdown.kent.sch.uk

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