King's Farm Primary School
Cedar Avenue, Gravesend, DA12 5JT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head of School
- Mr Andrew Westlake
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Ifield School & King's Farm Primary School Federation
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 492
- Pupils on roll
- 468
- URN
- 118585
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01474566979
About this school
King's Farm Primary School is a community primary school in Gravesend. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 468 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected King's Farm 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 58 | 57 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 65% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 72% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 74% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 72% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 King's Farm 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 | 62% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 437 |
| 2023/24 | 464 |
| 2024/25 | 459 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King's Farm Primary School compares
King's Farm Primary School ranked 163rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6.6% | 58.1% | 468 | — |
| Whitehill Primary School | 42% | 7.6% | 37.7% | 515 | 0.5 miles |
| Singlewell Primary School | 63% | 4.5% | 18.5% | 402 | 0.6 miles |
| The Riverview Academy | — | 6.2% | 20.4% | 784 | 0.7 miles |
| Tymberwood Academy | 69% | 7.5% | 48% | 394 | 0.8 miles |
| Shears Green Infant School | — | 6% | 35.5% | 258 | 1.0 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)
- 58.06%
- English as an additional language
- 22.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.64%
- Persistent absence
- 19.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitehill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gravesend
-
Singlewell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gravesend
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The Riverview Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Gravesend
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Tymberwood Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Gravesend
-
Shears Green Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Gravesend
Other schools in Gravesend
King's Farm Primary School ranks 11th of the 24 ranked primary schools in Gravesend.
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School Primary
- 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
- 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 ages does King's Farm Primary School teach?
- King's Farm Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gravesend.
- Who is the head of school of King's Farm Primary School?
- The head of school of King's Farm Primary School is Mr Andrew Westlake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King's Farm Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King's Farm 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 King's Farm Primary School?
- King's Farm Primary School has 468 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is King's Farm Primary School full?
- King's Farm Primary School has capacity for 492 pupils and 468 on roll (95%), 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 King's Farm Primary School a faith school?
- No. King's Farm Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does King's Farm Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records King's Farm Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is King's Farm Primary School part of an academy trust?
- King's Farm Primary School is part of the Ifield School & King's Farm Primary School Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does King's Farm Primary School have?
- The schools register lists King's Farm Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have King's Farm Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King's Farm Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- King's Farm Primary School ranked 163rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King's Farm Primary School's absence rate?
- King's Farm Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King's Farm Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King's Farm 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.