Culverstone Green Primary School
Wrotham Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0RF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE GOLDEN THREAD ALLIANCE
- Headteacher
- Charlotte Casey
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 142346
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732822568
About this school
Culverstone Green Primary School is a primary academy in Gravesend. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 207 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Culverstone Green 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. 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 59% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 9% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 78% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 69% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 78% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Culverstone Green 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 | 53% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Culverstone Green Primary School compares
Culverstone Green Primary School ranked 333rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.4% | 11.3% | 207 | — |
| Vigo Village School | 72% | 4.5% | 19.1% | 134 | 1.0 miles |
| Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.3% | 9.4% | 90 | 1.9 miles |
| Meopham Community Academy | 56% | 5.5% | 8.5% | 459 | 2.2 miles |
| New Ash Green Primary School | 45% | 7% | 16.6% | 400 | 2.4 miles |
| St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 50% | 4.6% | 21.2% | 195 | 2.8 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.27%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 5.43%
- Persistent absence
- 14.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Vigo Village School1.0 miles
Primary · Gravesend
-
Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
Meopham Community Academy2.2 miles
Primary · Gravesend
-
New Ash Green Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Longfield
-
St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
Other schools in Gravesend
Culverstone Green Primary School ranks 18th 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
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Istead Rise Primary School Primary
- King's Farm 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 Culverstone Green Primary School teach?
- Culverstone Green Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Gravesend.
- Who is the headteacher of Culverstone Green Primary School?
- The headteacher of Culverstone Green Primary School is Charlotte Casey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Culverstone Green Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Culverstone Green 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 Culverstone Green Primary School?
- Culverstone Green Primary School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Culverstone Green Primary School full?
- Culverstone Green Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 207 on roll (99%), 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 Culverstone Green Primary School a faith school?
- No. Culverstone Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Culverstone Green Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Culverstone Green Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Culverstone Green Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Culverstone Green Primary School is part of THE GOLDEN THREAD ALLIANCE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Culverstone Green Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Culverstone Green Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Culverstone Green Primary School ranked 333rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Culverstone Green Primary School's absence rate?
- Culverstone Green Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Culverstone Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Culverstone Green 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 3 July 2026.