Dartford Bridge Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 27 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
147454
Address
Community Campus, Birdwood Avenue, DA1 5GB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
473 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
52.0%
Girls
48.0%
First language not English
45%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.7%
Persistent absence
10.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.0%
Pupil ethnicities
African 25.4%
White British 21.6%
Indian 14.4%
Other White 13.1%
Mixed 7.3%
Other Asian 5.9%
Pakistani 5.3%
Other 3%
Chinese 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average1.8
WritingWell above average2.6
MathsWell above average3.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 83%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 18%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 109
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Dartford Bridge Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
70
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes29.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
11
5
6
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
41
20
21
Reception, Full-time
56
28
28
Year 1
59
33
26
Year 2
60
36
24
Year 3
61
28
33
Year 4
60
36
24
Year 5
63
30
33
Year 6
62
30
32
Year 2024-2025