Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford
King Edward Avenue, Dartford, DA1 2HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Miss Isabel Quinn
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 218
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 118768
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322222759
About this school
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Dartford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 219 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford, 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 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
- Good
- 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 | 30 | 32 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 88% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 19% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 97% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 100% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | 111.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford 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 | 80% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 2.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 217 |
| 2023/24 | 219 |
| 2024/25 | 217 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford compares
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford ranked 25th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 2.4% | 6.5% | 219 | — |
| West Hill Primary Academy | 68% | 5.2% | 16.7% | 542 | 0.3 miles |
| Westgate Primary School | 90% | 5.2% | 28.8% | 209 | 0.3 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford | 56% | 4.5% | 15.9% | 405 | 0.4 miles |
| River Mill Primary School | 83% | 4.9% | 10.6% | 407 | 0.7 miles |
| Wentworth Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 17% | 649 | 0.9 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)
- 6.45%
- English as an additional language
- 41.5%
- Overall absence
- 2.38%
- Persistent absence
- 3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Hill Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Westgate Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford0.4 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
River Mill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Wentworth Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dartford
Other schools in Dartford
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford ranks 3rd 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
- River Mill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford teach?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dartford.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford?
- The headteacher of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford is Miss Isabel Quinn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford, 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 Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford full?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford has capacity for 218 pupils and 219 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 Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford as having no nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford compare with other schools in Kent?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford ranked 25th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford's absence rate?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford's overall absence rate is 2.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford'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.