Joydens Wood Junior School
Birchwood Drive, Wilmington, Dartford, DA2 7NE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Paul Redford
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Nexus Education Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 315
- URN
- 137661
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322522151
About this school
Joydens Wood Junior School is a primary academy in Dartford. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 315 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Joydens Wood Junior 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 84 | 72 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 53% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 64% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 64% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 61% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Joydens Wood Junior 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 | 73% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 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 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 294 |
| 2023/24 | 313 |
| 2024/25 | 324 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Joydens Wood Junior School compares
Joydens Wood Junior School ranked 243rd 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 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.9% | 10.2% | 315 | — |
| Joydens Wood Infant School | — | 6.5% | 9.4% | 190 | 0.1 miles |
| Maypole Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 14% | 410 | 0.3 miles |
| Hextable Primary School | 66% | 6.8% | 20.7% | 605 | 0.8 miles |
| Wilmington Primary School | 80% | 4.4% | 7.6% | 212 | 0.9 miles |
| Wentworth Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 17% | 649 | 1.3 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)
- 10.19%
- English as an additional language
- 16.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.94%
- Persistent absence
- 16.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Joydens Wood Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Bexley
-
Maypole Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Hextable Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Swanley
-
Wilmington Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Wentworth Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Dartford
Other schools in Dartford
Joydens Wood Junior School ranks 20th 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
- 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 Joydens Wood Junior School teach?
- Joydens Wood Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Dartford.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Joydens Wood Junior School?
- The acting headteacher of Joydens Wood Junior School is Mr Paul Redford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Joydens Wood Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Joydens Wood Junior 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 Joydens Wood Junior School?
- Joydens Wood Junior School has 315 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Joydens Wood Junior School full?
- Joydens Wood Junior School has capacity for 280 pupils and 315 on roll (113%), 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 Joydens Wood Junior School a faith school?
- No. Joydens Wood Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Is Joydens Wood Junior School a selective school?
- No. Joydens Wood Junior School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Joydens Wood Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Joydens Wood Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Joydens Wood Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Joydens Wood Junior School is part of NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Joydens Wood Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% 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 Joydens Wood Junior School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Joydens Wood Junior School ranked 243rd 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 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Joydens Wood Junior School's absence rate?
- Joydens Wood Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Joydens Wood Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Joydens Wood Junior 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 1 July 2026.