Greenlands Primary School
Green Street Green Road, Darenth, Dartford, DA2 8DH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CYGNUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Cook
- Sponsor
- Cygnus Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 146574
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01474703178
About this school
Greenlands Primary School is a primary academy in Dartford. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 182 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Greenlands 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 72% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 90% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 79% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 69% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Greenlands 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 | 71% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 187 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 185 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenlands Primary School compares
Greenlands Primary School ranked 125th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 10.4% | 46.5% | 182 | — |
| Bean Primary School | 63% | 5.2% | 25.4% | 204 | 1.2 miles |
| Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School | 67% | 6.1% | 21.7% | 372 | 1.3 miles |
| Fleetdown Primary Academy | 64% | 5.1% | 14.7% | 636 | 1.5 miles |
| Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School | 76% | 6.2% | 19.7% | 212 | 1.6 miles |
| Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School | 70% | 4.3% | 21.4% | 648 | 1.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.49%
- English as an additional language
- 22.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.39%
- Persistent absence
- 36.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bean Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Fleetdown Primary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Greenhithe
Other schools in Dartford
Greenlands Primary School ranks 12th of the 25 ranked primary schools in Dartford.
- Bean Primary School Primary
- Dartford Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Fleetdown Primary Academy 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
- River Mill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Greenlands Primary School teach?
- Greenlands Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Dartford.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenlands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Greenlands Primary School is Mrs Alison Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greenlands Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenlands 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 Greenlands Primary School?
- Greenlands Primary School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Greenlands Primary School full?
- Greenlands Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 182 on roll (87%), so it has space against 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 Greenlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greenlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greenlands Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Greenlands Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Greenlands Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Greenlands 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 Greenlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenlands Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Greenlands Primary School ranked 125th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Greenlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenlands 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 10 July 2026.