Horton Kirby Church of England Primary SchoolSutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Dartford.

Summary of the comparison

Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School and Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Dartford.

  • Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 76.0% for Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School and 67.0% for Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School (72.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School versus Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DartfordHorton Kirby Church of England Primary SchoolDartfordSutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100Stronger figureB70/100
Local ranking53rd of 450 in Kent Stronger figure77th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll198 397
Capacity220 420
LocationDartford, DA4 9BN Dartford, DA4 9EX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard76.0% Stronger figure67.0% 62.0%
At higher standard18.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census198 397
Free school meals (ever 6)19.7% 21.7%
English as an additional language7.6% 8.1%
SEN support11.1% 16.1%
SEN with an EHC plan4.0% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence6.2% 6.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.8% Stronger figure17.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School

Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School

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