Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Jun 17 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
118768
Address
King Edward Avenue, DA1 2HX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
217 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
48.8%
Girls
51.2%
First language not English
41.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
6.5%
Persistent absence
4.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.9%
Pupil ethnicities
African 38.2%
White British 17.5%
Mixed 17%
Other White 6%
Indian 6%
Other Asian 5.1%
Other Black 2.8%
Other 2.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Caribbean 1.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4.9
WritingAverage-1.1
MathsWell above average3.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 88%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 19%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 111
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
27
2nd preference
35
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
29
16
13
Year 1
30
14
16
Year 2
30
20
10
Year 3
31
17
14
Year 4
32
13
19
Year 5
32
10
22
Year 6
33
16
17
Year 2024-2025