Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, DartfordWest Hill Primary Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Dartford.
Summary of the comparison
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford and West Hill Primary Academy are primary schools in Dartford.
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and West Hill Primary Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford is ahead on our composite score.
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford was judged the expected standard and West Hill Primary Academy was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 85.0% for Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford and 68.0% for West Hill Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford (80.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at West Hill Primary Academy (68.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DartfordOur Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford | DartfordWest Hill Primary Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B78/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 25th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure | 215th of 450 in Kent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 5-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 217 | 520 | |
| Capacity | 218 | 507 | |
| Location | Dartford, DA1 2HX | Dartford, DA1 3DZ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 85.0% Stronger figure | 68.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 24.0% Stronger figure | 12.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 112.0 Stronger figure | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 110.0 Stronger figure | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 217 | 520 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 6.5% | 16.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 41.5% | 49.8% | |
| SEN support | 6.9% | 9.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 2.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 2.4% Stronger figure | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 3.0% Stronger figure | 12.0% | 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.
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford
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