Academy sponsor led · Kent

Dartford Bridge Community Primary School

3–11Ages
473Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147454URN

Community Campus, Birdwood Avenue, Dartford, DA1 5GB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.9 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

95 applications for 60 places · 360th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%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 · 27 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Kent median (2.4) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

95 applications · 60 places offered · 66 named it first

2026 1.6; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.5; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.3; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.4; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Dartford Bridge Community Primary School (URN 135280), 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	60	95	1.6	66	1.10
Sep 2025	60	112	1.9	70	1.17
Sep 2024	58	86	1.5	52	0.90
Sep 2023	60	115	1.9	66	1.10
Sep 2022	60	92	1.5	64	1.07
Sep 2021	60	93	1.6	63	1.05
Sep 2020	60	96	1.6	60	1.00
Sep 2019 *	60	140	2.3	89	1.48
Sep 2018 *	60	146	2.4	81	1.35
Sep 2017 *	60	134	2.2	83	1.38
Sep 2016 *	60	140	2.3	80	1.33
Sep 2015 *	60	141	2.4	74	1.23
Sep 2014 *	60	129	2.2	69	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 92% · Maths 89% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%62nd of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard39%

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	79%	19%	108	108
2023/24	83%	18%	108	109
2022/23	75%	12%	107	108

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

Dartford Bridge Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Temple Hill Primary Academy
1.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
River Mill Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

Good2023

2.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford
1.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
The Gateway Primary Academy
2.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

4.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Dartford
2.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Westgate Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

Remains Good · improving2024

4.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147454 · 886/2117
Trust: Cygnus Academies Trust
Capacity: 446 pupils · 473 on roll
Free school meals: 10.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2019
Replaced: Dartford Bridge Community Primary School (URN 135280)
Address: Community Campus, Birdwood Avenue, Dartford, DA1 5GB
Local authority: Kent · Dartford

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