Maypole Primary School
Franklin Road, Dartford, DA2 7UZ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Maypole Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Mitchell
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 118246
- Local authority
- Kent
About this school
Maypole Primary School was a community primary school in Dartford. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 420 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Maypole Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 |
| Writing progress | -0.30 |
| Maths progress | -4.40 |
How Maypole Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 67% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 14.3% | 420 | — |
| Maypole Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 14% | 410 | 0.0 miles |
| Joydens Wood Junior School | 63% | 5.9% | 10.2% | 315 | 0.3 miles |
| Joydens Wood Infant School | — | 6.5% | 9.4% | 190 | 0.3 miles |
| Wilmington Primary School | 80% | 4.4% | 7.6% | 212 | 1.0 miles |
| Wentworth Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 17% | 649 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.3%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 14.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Maypole Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Joydens Wood Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Joydens Wood Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Bexley
-
Wilmington Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Wentworth Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Dartford
Other schools in Dartford
- Bean Primary School Primary
- Dartford Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Fleetdown Primary Academy Primary
- Greenlands Primary School Primary
- Haberdashers' Crayford Primary Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford Primary
- Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Joydens Wood Junior School Primary
- Leigh Academy Dartford Primary
- Maypole Primary School Primary
- Oakfield Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Maypole Primary School teach?
- Maypole Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Dartford.
- Has Maypole Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Maypole Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Maypole Primary School?
- Maypole Primary School had 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Maypole Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maypole Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 12 September 2023.