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St Anselm's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided

Littlebrook Manor Way, Temple Hill, Dartford DA1 5EA · st-anselms.kent.sch.uk · 01322 225173

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
79%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
211
1 over 210 places · 100%
Local authority
Kent
Free school meals
10.9%
First language not English
53.1%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 39 (Places 30)39September 2023: 32 (Places 29)32September 2024: 38 (Places 30)38September 2025: 29 (Places 30)29September 2026: 31 (Places 30)31Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630311▲94%
September 2025Sept 20253029193%
September 2024Sept 202430381.3▲76%
September 2023Sept 202329321.1▲88%
September 2022Sept 202230391.3▲77%

Results

In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 75% (England 53%)75%2016/17: 77% (England 61%)77%2017/18: 80% (England 64%)80%2018/19: 90% (England 65%)90%2022/23: 60% (England 60%)60%2023/24: 73% (England 61%)73%2024/25: 79% (England 62%)79%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲79%62%
▲17%8%
Average scaled score
●107106
●106105
▲111105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Anselm's Catholic Primary School on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
21 Jan 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Feb 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (55 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
95%
Replies
55
26% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲96% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲95% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲98% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲94% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲96% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 67% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲75% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 24% who had a child bullied

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