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Wilmington Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kent

Common Lane, Dartford, DA2 7DF

Website 01322274080

70

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.6%

4.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

212

Capacity used

Over capacity

101%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

28 of 28 families who put it first got an offer

28

Places offered

97

Total applications

3.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2828● 100%
2nd preference320● 0%
3rd preference360● 0%
Later preferences10● 0%
Total972829%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
73%
2021
100%
2022
90%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Kent lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jack Curry
Address
Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, DA2 7DF
Phone
01322274080
Local authority
Kent
Ward / constituency
Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley · Sevenoaks
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
137663

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals8%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support8%——
54% boys (115)46% girls (97)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: ENDEAVOUR MAT

212 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    04 December 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 188 pupils

Attendance

95.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

4.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

1%
20/21
3%
21/22
6%
22/23
6%
23/24
5%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths70%——
Higher standard23%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard80%
+18% vs England
Higher standard20%
+12% vs England

Reading

Expected standard87%
+12% vs England
Higher standard40%
+7% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard83%
+11% vs England
Greater depth27%
+14% vs England

Maths

Expected standard83%
+9% vs England
Higher standard37%
+11% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard77%
+4% vs England
Higher standard37%
+7% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard87%
+5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

732019662023702024802025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)80%61%
Higher standard20%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.