Dartford Bridge Community Primary School
Community Campus, Birdwood Avenue, Dartford, DA1 5GB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CYGNUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cygnus Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 473
- URN
- 147454
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322470678
About this school
Dartford Bridge Community Primary School is a primary academy in Dartford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 473 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. 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
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 83% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 18% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 93% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 92% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 92% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
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 Dartford Bridge Community 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 | 75% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 471 |
| 2023/24 | 472 |
| 2024/25 | 473 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dartford Bridge Community Primary School compares
Dartford Bridge Community Primary School ranked 63rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.9% | 12.8% | 473 | — |
| Temple Hill Primary Academy | 60% | 7.6% | 41.9% | 850 | 0.7 miles |
| River Mill Primary School | 83% | 4.9% | 10.6% | 407 | 0.7 miles |
| St Anselm's Catholic Primary School | 79% | 3.7% | 11.9% | 211 | 0.8 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford | 56% | 4.5% | 15.9% | 405 | 1.1 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford | 85% | 2.4% | 6.5% | 219 | 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)
- 12.83%
- English as an additional language
- 45%
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 10.11%
Location
Nearby schools
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Temple Hill Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Dartford
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River Mill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dartford
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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford1.1 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford1.3 miles
Primary · Dartford
Other schools in Dartford
Dartford Bridge Community Primary School ranks 9th of the 25 ranked primary schools in Dartford.
- Bean 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
- River Mill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dartford Bridge Community Primary School teach?
- Dartford Bridge Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dartford.
- Who is the headteacher of Dartford Bridge Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dartford Bridge Community Primary School is Mrs Sarah Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dartford Bridge Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dartford Bridge Community 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 Dartford Bridge Community Primary School?
- Dartford Bridge Community Primary School has 473 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dartford Bridge Community Primary School full?
- Dartford Bridge Community Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 473 on roll (106%), 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 Dartford Bridge Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dartford Bridge Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dartford Bridge Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dartford Bridge Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Dartford Bridge Community Primary School?
- Dartford Bridge Community 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 Dartford Bridge Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dartford Bridge Community Primary School rank locally?
- Dartford Bridge Community Primary School ranked 63rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dartford Bridge Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Dartford Bridge Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dartford Bridge Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dartford Bridge Community 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.