West Hill Primary Academy 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 06/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Dartford Road, Dartford

School Information

Address: Dartford Road, Dartford, DA1 3DZ
Website: www.west-hill.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01322226019
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Katy Ward
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144668

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 490
Number of Pupils: 541
Number of Boys: 271
Number of Girls: 270

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.7 to 4.3
Writing
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.9 to 3.3
Maths
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.1 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

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

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Hill Primary Academy
Dartford Road , DA1 3DZ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford
King Edward Avenue , DA1 2HX
3out of 4 451 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford
Chatsworth Road , DA1 5AF
3out of 4 716 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Westgate Primary School
Summerhill Road , DA1 2LP
3out of 4 836 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Wentworth Primary School
Wentworth Drive , DA1 3NG
3out of 4 1,157 yd Academy converter No 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 4 339 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Shepherds Lane , DA1 2NT
4out of 4 470 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Dartford Science & Technology College
Heath Lane , DA1 2LY
3out of 4 651 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy
Iron Mill Lane , Crayford DA1 4RS
2out of 4 1,757 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Wilmington Grange , Parsons Lane DA2 7BB
4out of 4 2,090 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls 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 1,801 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 2,467 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Woodside Road , DA7 6LB
3out of 4 2,777 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.