Academy converter · Kent

Fleetdown Primary Academy

4–11Ages
636Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148519URN

Lunedale Road, Darenth, Dartford, DA2 6JX · 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

1.8per place

0.7 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

135 applications for 76 places · 331st of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%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	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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Kent median (2.4) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

135 applications · 76 places offered · 67 named it first

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

2026 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.9; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 2.0; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 2.5; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.8; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.8; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 3.6; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 3.1; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Fleetdown Primary School (URN 135994), 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	76	135	1.8	67	0.88
Sep 2025	77	150	2.0	66	0.86
Sep 2024	90	170	1.9	78	0.87
Sep 2023	79	164	2.1	72	0.91
Sep 2022	83	154	1.9	63	0.76
Sep 2021 *	88	157	1.8	61	0.69
Sep 2020 *	90	181	2.0	76	0.84
Sep 2019 *	90	229	2.5	90	1.00
Sep 2018 *	89	246	2.8	101	1.13
Sep 2017 *	89	252	2.8	115	1.29
Sep 2016 *	88	315	3.6	140	1.59
Sep 2015 *	89	277	3.1	119	1.34
Sep 2014 *	89	243	2.7	101	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 69% · Maths 75% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%215th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	64%	2%	107	106
2023/24	74%	8%	106	106
2022/23	68%	10%	106	103

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

Fleetdown Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
The Brent Primary School
0.9 km · Kent

Good2024

3.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
The Gateway Primary Academy
1.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

4.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Dartford
1.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Temple Hill Primary Academy
2.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Oakfield Primary Academy
2.4 km · Kent

2026

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Greenlands Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

2026

1.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

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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: 148519 · 886/5229
Trust: The Golden Thread Alliance
Capacity: 654 pupils · 636 on roll
Free school meals: 16.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 April 2021
Replaced: Fleetdown Primary School (URN 135994)
Address: Lunedale Road, Darenth, Dartford, DA2 6JX
Local authority: Kent · Dartford

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