The Brent Primary School
London Road, Stone, Dartford, DA2 6BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CYGNUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Rye
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Cygnus Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 643
- URN
- 140592
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322223943
About this school
The Brent Primary School is a primary academy in Dartford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 643 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 96 | 96 | 95 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 53% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 68% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 70% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 73% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 The Brent 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 | 63% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 652 |
| 2023/24 | 642 |
| 2024/25 | 652 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Brent Primary School compares
The Brent Primary School ranked 250th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.2% | 25.8% | 643 | — |
| The Gateway Primary Academy | 83% | 4.3% | 12.4% | 210 | 0.2 miles |
| Fleetdown Primary Academy | 64% | 5.1% | 14.7% | 636 | 0.6 miles |
| Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School | 70% | 4.3% | 21.4% | 648 | 0.7 miles |
| Leigh Academy Dartford | 94% | 4.9% | 19.6% | 670 | 0.8 miles |
| St Anselm's Catholic Primary School | 79% | 3.7% | 11.9% | 211 | 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.
Inspection history
- 9 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report22 February 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.77%
- English as an additional language
- 26.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.16%
- Persistent absence
- 10.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Gateway Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Fleetdown Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Greenhithe
-
Leigh Academy Dartford0.8 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dartford
Other schools in Dartford
The Brent Primary School ranks 21st 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 The Brent Primary School teach?
- The Brent Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dartford.
- Who is the headteacher of The Brent Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Brent Primary School is Mrs Sarah Rye, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Brent Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Brent 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 The Brent Primary School?
- The Brent Primary School has 643 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Brent Primary School full?
- The Brent Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 643 on roll (102%), 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 The Brent Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Brent Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Brent Primary School a selective school?
- No. The Brent Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does The Brent Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Brent Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Brent Primary School?
- The Brent Primary School is part of CYGNUS ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Brent Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Brent Primary School rank locally?
- The Brent Primary School ranked 250th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Brent Primary School's absence rate?
- The Brent 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 The Brent Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Brent 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 1 July 2026.