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River Mill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Free school
Central Road, Dartford DA1 5XR · rivermillprimaryschool.co.uk · 01322 466975
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 83%
- 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
- 407
- 97% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 11.8%
- First language not English
- 42.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 27% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | ▲83% | 62% |
| Higher standard | ▲27% | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | ▲109 | 106 |
| Maths | ▲108 | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | ▲110 | 105 |
Ofsted
River Mill Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 25
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied