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Temple Hill Primary Academy

Academy converter · Dartford · DA1 5ND

Ages 3–11 · 850 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

54%

Overall absence

7.0%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-11-26

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)54%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.8%
Unauthorised2.9%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.4%
Enrolments in measure
762

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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

74

Places offered

81

1st-preference offers

74

Total preferences (any rank)
157
Preferred offers (top 3)
80
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill93%

850 pupils · 914 places

Pupils on roll
850
Boys / girls
448 / 402
School capacity
914
Capacity fill
850 / 914 (93%)
Free school meals
41.5%
FSM pupils
334
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

3 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE GOLDEN THREAD ALLIANCE
Academy trust
THE GOLDEN THREAD ALLIANCE
Headteacher
Mr Leon Dawson

Location

Address
St Edmund's Road, Temple Hill
Postcode
DA1 5ND
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
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
5 on roll / 8 capacity
SEN unit places
3 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 3–11, in Dartford, Kent, 850 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, special school. Free school meals: 41.5%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Dartford
35
Primary schools in Dartford
25
Academies among open schools in Dartford
69% (24)
Open schools in DA1
22
Primary in DA1
14
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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    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Dartford · DA1 5EA · Kent

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    • KS273%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM10.9%
    • Demand1.27

    0.1 miles away

  • River Mill Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM11.8%
    • Demand0.98

    0.3 miles away

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    • KS297%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM19.0%
    • Demand1.00

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    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM15.7%
    • Demand1.16

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  • The Brent Primary School

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    • KS253%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM24.3%
    • Demand1.22

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Leon Dawson
Telephone
01322224600
Website
http://www.temple-hill.kent.sch.uk

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