The Anthony Roper Primary School
High Street, Eynsford, Dartford, DA4 0AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Nicholls
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 258
- URN
- 118255
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322863680
About this school
The Anthony Roper Primary School is a foundation primary school in Dartford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 258 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Anthony Roper Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 November 2024, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 38 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 47% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 66% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 63% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 68% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Anthony Roper Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 307 |
| 2023/24 | 275 |
| 2024/25 | 271 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Anthony Roper Primary School compares
The Anthony Roper Primary School ranked 342nd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 5.4% | 12.2% | 258 | — |
| Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School | 76% | 6.2% | 19.7% | 212 | 2.1 miles |
| Downsview Community Primary School | 52% | 9.1% | 48.2% | 140 | 2.1 miles |
| High Firs Primary School | 63% | 5.2% | 17.7% | 210 | 2.3 miles |
| Crockenhill Primary School | 41% | 7.2% | 31% | 203 | 2.5 miles |
| St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 75% | 4.3% | 9.9% | 107 | 2.6 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.18%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.36%
- Persistent absence
- 14.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Downsview Community Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Swanley
-
High Firs Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Swanley
-
Crockenhill Primary School2.5 miles
Primary
-
St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Swanley Village
Other schools in Dartford
The Anthony Roper Primary School ranks 25th of the 25 ranked primary 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 The Anthony Roper Primary School teach?
- The Anthony Roper Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dartford.
- Who is the headteacher of The Anthony Roper Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Anthony Roper Primary School is Mr Adam Nicholls, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Anthony Roper Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Anthony Roper Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Anthony Roper Primary School?
- The Anthony Roper Primary School has 258 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Anthony Roper Primary School full?
- The Anthony Roper Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 258 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Anthony Roper Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Anthony Roper Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Anthony Roper Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Anthony Roper Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have The Anthony Roper Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Anthony Roper Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- The Anthony Roper Primary School ranked 342nd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Anthony Roper Primary School's absence rate?
- The Anthony Roper Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Anthony Roper Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Anthony Roper 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 30 June 2026.