Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School
Cecil Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 7BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Northfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs C Old
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 378
- Pupils on roll
- 442
- URN
- 118258
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01474534544
About this school
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School is a foundation primary school in Gravesend. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 442 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 53 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 70% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 9% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 83% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 79% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 81% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Cecil Road Primary and Nursery 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 | 67% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 444 |
| 2023/24 | 436 |
| 2024/25 | 439 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School compares
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School ranked 260th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.7% | 20.2% | 442 | — |
| Copperfield Academy | 72% | 5.6% | 42.6% | 459 | 0.3 miles |
| Wrotham Road Primary School | 73% | 5.2% | 30.1% | 454 | 0.5 miles |
| Shears Green Infant School | — | 6% | 35.5% | 258 | 0.5 miles |
| Shears Green Junior School | 52% | 5.8% | 35.4% | 493 | 0.5 miles |
| St Botolph's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 4.6% | 29.1% | 422 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.16%
- English as an additional language
- 45.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.73%
- Persistent absence
- 15.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Copperfield Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Gravesend
-
Wrotham Road Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gravesend
-
Shears Green Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Gravesend
-
Shears Green Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Gravesend
-
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gravesend
Other schools in Gravesend
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School ranks 15th of the 24 ranked primary schools in Gravesend.
- Chantry Community Primary School Primary
- Cobham Primary School Primary
- Copperfield Academy Primary
- Culverstone Green Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Istead Rise Primary School Primary
- King's Farm Primary School Primary
- Lawn Primary School Primary
- Meopham Community Academy Primary
- Painters Ash Primary School Primary
- Sedley's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Shears Green Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gravesend.
- Who is the headteacher of Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School is Mrs C Old, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cecil Road Primary and Nursery 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 big is Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School?
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School has 442 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School full?
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 378 pupils and 442 on roll (117%), so it is at or above 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 Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School?
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School is part of Northfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School ranked 260th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cecil Road Primary and Nursery 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.