Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford in Dartford

Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford is a primary school located in Dartford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/02/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.2%, which is 1.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	King Edward Avenue, Dartford, DA1 2HX
Website:	http://www.our-ladys.kent.sch.uk
Telephone:	01322222759
School Type:	Voluntary aided school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Kent
Headteacher / Principal:	Miss Isabel Quinn
Religious character:	Roman Catholic
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	118768

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/02/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	218
Number of Pupils:	217
Number of Boys:	100
Number of Girls:	117

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	2.2%	4%
Persistent absence:	2.1%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Well Above Average: 4.4 Confidence interval 2.2 to 6.6

Writing

Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.8

Maths

Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 1.3 to 5.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	84%
England Average:	65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	38%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	110
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	110
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford King Edward Avenue , DA1 2HX	3out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Hill Primary Academy Dartford Road , DA1 3DZ	3out of 4	451 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Westgate Primary School Summerhill Road , DA1 2LP	3out of 4	523 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford Chatsworth Road , DA1 5AF	3out of 4	680 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
River Mill Primary School Central Road , DA1 5XR	- not rated	1,301 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dartford Grammar School West Hill , DA1 2HW	4out of 4	305 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Dartford Grammar School for Girls Shepherds Lane , DA1 2NT	4out of 4	543 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Dartford Science & Technology College Heath Lane , DA1 2LY	3out of 4	727 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
The Leigh UTC Brunel Way , DA1 5TF	3out of 4	1,958 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy Iron Mill Lane , Crayford DA1 4RS	2out of 4	2,153 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North Kent College Oakfield Lane , DA1 2JT	- not rated	1,842 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shenstone School 94 Old Road , DA1 4DZ	3out of 4	2,901 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Endeavour Academy Bexley Woodside Road , DA7 6LB	3out of 4	3,208 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, DartfordKing Edward Avenue, Dartford