Academy converter · Kent

Maypole Primary School

4–11Ages
410Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149975URN

Franklin Road, Dartford, DA2 7UZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

137 applications for 60 places · 217th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%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 31 March 2026Published 18 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected 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.

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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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

137 applications · 60 places offered · 60 named it first

2026 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.5; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.6; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
2022 2.1; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 2.5; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 2.3; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 2.2; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.4; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 3.1; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 3.2; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Maypole Primary School (URN 118246), 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	137	2.3	60	1.00
Sep 2025	51	129	2.5	51	1.00
Sep 2024	47	129	2.7	46	0.98
Sep 2023 *	60	155	2.6	73	1.22
Sep 2022 *	60	126	2.1	62	1.03
Sep 2021 *	60	148	2.5	60	1.00
Sep 2020 *	60	140	2.3	53	0.88
Sep 2019 *	60	134	2.2	46	0.77
Sep 2018 *	48	115	2.4	42	0.88
Sep 2017 *	48	147	3.1	43	0.90
Sep 2016 *	58	165	2.8	56	0.97
Sep 2015 *	48	152	3.2	38	0.79
Sep 2014 *	60	156	2.6	46	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 82% · Maths 82% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%54th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard35%

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	80%	17%	109	106
2023/24	69%	19%	107	106
2022/23	50%	12%	104	101

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

Maypole Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Joydens Wood Junior School
0.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

63%met the SATs standard
Joydens Wood Infant School
0.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place
Wilmington Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Wentworth Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Good2023

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Hextable Primary School
1.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Old Bexley Church of England School
2.5 km · Bexley

Good2023

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
2.5 km · Bexley

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Paulinus Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149975 · 886/2066
Trust: Inspire Academy Movement Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 410 on roll
Free school meals: 14.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2023
Replaced: Maypole Primary School (URN 118246)
Address: Franklin Road, Dartford, DA2 7UZ
Local authority: Kent · Dartford

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