Foundation school · Kent

Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
442Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118258URN

Cecil Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 7BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.5 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

159 applications for 54 places · 101st of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

25 March 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
5 December 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Kent median (2.4) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

159 applications · 54 places offered · 68 named it first

2026 2.9; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.5; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.3; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.9; Kent median median 2.2
2020 3.2; Kent median median 2.2
2019 3.4; Kent median median 2.1
2018 4.1; Kent median median 2.1
2017 4.0; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.8; Kent median median 2.5
2015 4.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 3.8; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	54	159	2.9	68	1.26
Sep 2025	54	154	2.9	57	1.06
Sep 2024	54	189	3.5	65	1.20
Sep 2023	53	175	3.3	57	1.08
Sep 2022	53	135	2.6	57	1.08
Sep 2021	54	155	2.9	66	1.22
Sep 2020	54	175	3.2	76	1.41
Sep 2019	54	182	3.4	65	1.20
Sep 2018	54	220	4.1	83	1.54
Sep 2017	54	218	4.0	87	1.61
Sep 2016	54	206	3.8	83	1.54
Sep 2015	54	216	4.0	78	1.44
Sep 2014	54	204	3.8	71	1.31

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 69% · Maths 70% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%255th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	9%	106	105
2023/24	70%	9%	106	105
2022/23	67%	11%	106	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Cecil Road Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Copperfield Academy
0.5 km · Kent

2025

1.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Wrotham Road Primary School
0.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Shears Green Junior School
0.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

52%met the SATs standard
Shears Green Infant School
0.9 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Rosherville Church of England Academy
1.2 km · Kent

Good2022

2.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet
1.4 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

4.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118258 · 886/2095
Trust: Northfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust
Capacity: 378 pupils · 442 on roll
Free school meals: 24.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cecil Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 7BT
Local authority: Kent · Gravesham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources