Free schools · Kent

River Mill Primary School

3–11Ages
407Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147083URN

Central Road, Dartford, DA1 5XR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

155 applications for 60 places · 149th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2020

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

155 applications · 60 places offered · 58 named it first

2026 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.7; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.1; Kent median median 2.2

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	60	155	2.6	58	0.97
Sep 2025	60	174	2.9	63	1.05
Sep 2024	60	134	2.2	59	0.98
Sep 2023	60	160	2.7	75	1.25
Sep 2022	60	155	2.6	66	1.10
Sep 2021	60	134	2.2	54	0.90
Sep 2020	60	128	2.1	56	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 83% · Maths 87% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%32nd of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth37%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	83%	27%	109	108
2023/24
2022/23

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

River Mill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Temple Hill Primary Academy
0.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Dartford Bridge Community Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

Good2024

1.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford
1.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford
1.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Westgate Primary School
1.3 km · Kent

Remains Good · improving2024

4.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Dartford
1.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
West Hill Primary Academy
1.5 km · Kent

2026

3.5applications per place 68%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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147083 · 886/2112
Trust: Mosaic Schools Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 407 on roll
Free school meals: 11.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 2 September 2019
Address: Central Road, Dartford, DA1 5XR
Local authority: Kent · Dartford

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