Academy converter · Kent

Oakfield Primary Academy

2–11Ages
716Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143218URN

Oakfield Lane, Dartford, DA1 2SW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

165 applications for 78 places · 256th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 16 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
5 October 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

165 applications · 78 places offered · 70 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.0; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Oakfield Community Primary School (URN 135179), the previous school.

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	78	165	2.1	70	0.90
Sep 2025	76	155	2.0	68	0.89
Sep 2024	85	172	2.0	79	0.93
Sep 2023	90	162	1.8	87	0.97
Sep 2022	84	147	1.8	80	0.95
Sep 2021	77	105	1.4	62	0.81
Sep 2020	90	134	1.5	86	0.96
Sep 2019	90	158	1.8	85	0.94
Sep 2018	90	159	1.8	90	1.00
Sep 2017	90	153	1.7	76	0.84
Sep 2016 *	89	177	2.0	87	0.98
Sep 2015 *	90	159	1.8	82	0.91
Sep 2014 *	90	172	1.9	82	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 72% · Maths 78% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%145th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	70%	16%	108	105
2023/24	74%	26%	109	107
2022/23	68%	12%	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

Oakfield Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Westgate Primary School
1.0 km · Kent

Remains Good · improving2024

4.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Wilmington Primary School
1.2 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Dartford
1.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford
1.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
West Hill Primary Academy
1.6 km · Kent

2026

3.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Wentworth Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

Good2023

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford
2.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
River Mill Primary School
2.3 km · Kent

Good2023

2.6applications per place 83%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143218 · 886/3914
Trust: The Golden Thread Alliance
Capacity: 630 pupils · 716 on roll
Free school meals: 29.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Oakfield Community Primary School (URN 135179)
Address: Oakfield Lane, Dartford, DA1 2SW
Local authority: Kent · Dartford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources