St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
Littlebrook Manor Way, Temple Hill, Dartford, DA1 5EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura White
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 118765
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322225173
About this school
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Dartford. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 211 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 73% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 13% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 80% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 90% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 90% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 St Anselm's Catholic 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 | 60% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Anselm's Catholic Primary School compares
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School ranked 64th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 3.7% | 11.9% | 211 | — |
| Temple Hill Primary Academy | 60% | 7.6% | 41.9% | 850 | 0.1 miles |
| River Mill Primary School | 83% | 4.9% | 10.6% | 407 | 0.4 miles |
| The Gateway Primary Academy | 83% | 4.3% | 12.4% | 210 | 0.7 miles |
| Leigh Academy Dartford | 94% | 4.9% | 19.6% | 670 | 0.7 miles |
| Dartford Bridge Community Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 12.8% | 473 | 0.8 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)
- 11.85%
- English as an additional language
- 54.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 4.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Temple Hill Primary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
River Mill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dartford
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The Gateway Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Leigh Academy Dartford0.7 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Dartford Bridge Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dartford
Other schools in Dartford
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School ranks 10th 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 year groups does St Anselm's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Dartford.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anselm's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Anselm's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Laura White, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Anselm's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anselm's Catholic 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 big is St Anselm's Catholic Primary School?
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Anselm's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 211 on roll (100%), 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 St Anselm's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Anselm's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does St Anselm's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Anselm's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Anselm's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Anselm's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School ranked 64th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Anselm's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Anselm's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anselm's Catholic 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.