Bean Primary School
School Lane, Bean, Dartford, DA2 8AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Graham Reilly
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 118266
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01474833225
About this school
Bean Primary School is a community primary school in Dartford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 204 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bean 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 61% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 6% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 68% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 65% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Bean 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 | 71% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 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 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 190 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bean Primary School compares
Bean Primary School ranked 234th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.2% | 25.4% | 204 | — |
| Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard | 83% | 3.6% | 16.7% | 447 | 1.1 miles |
| Greenlands Primary School | 73% | 10.4% | 46.5% | 182 | 1.2 miles |
| Ebbsfleet Green Primary School | 97% | 4.3% | 9.7% | 451 | 1.3 miles |
| Manor Community Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 31.5% | 692 | 1.5 miles |
| Sedley's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 5.1% | 16.2% | 98 | 1.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report30 April 2025
- 5 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.36%
- English as an additional language
- 25.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.24%
- Persistent absence
- 13.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard1.1 miles
Primary · Ebbsfleet
-
Greenlands Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Ebbsfleet Green Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Swanscombe
-
Manor Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Swanscombe
-
Sedley's Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Gravesend
Other schools in Dartford
Bean Primary School ranks 19th of the 25 ranked primary schools in Dartford.
- 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
- River Mill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bean Primary School teach?
- Bean Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dartford.
- Who is the headteacher of Bean Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bean Primary School is Mr Graham Reilly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bean Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bean 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 Bean Primary School?
- Bean Primary School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bean Primary School full?
- Bean Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 204 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bean Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bean Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bean Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bean Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bean Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bean Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Bean Primary School ranked 234th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bean Primary School's absence rate?
- Bean Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bean Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bean 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.