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Springhead Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Free school
Springhead Parkway, Springhead Park, Northfleet DA11 8BY · springheadparkprimary.com · 01474 555155
On the mapSearch near DA11 8BY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 438
- 93% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.4%
- First language not English
- 23.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 70 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 84% 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 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 51 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●105 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Springhead Park Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 70
- 19% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied