The Gateway Primary AcademyFleetdown Primary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

The Gateway Primary Academy and Fleetdown Primary Academy are primary schools in Dartford.

  • The Gateway Primary Academy scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Fleetdown Primary Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Gateway Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Gateway Primary Academy was judged Good and Fleetdown 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 83.0% for The Gateway Primary Academy and 64.0% for Fleetdown Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at The Gateway Primary Academy (80.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Fleetdown Primary Academy (68.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Gateway Primary Academy versus Fleetdown Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DartfordThe Gateway Primary AcademyDartfordFleetdown Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100Stronger figureC62/100
Local ranking46th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure144th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll210 648
Capacity210 654
LocationDartford, DA2 6DW Dartford, DA2 6JX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard83.0% Stronger figure64.0% 62.0%
At higher standard30.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census210 648
Free school meals (ever 6)12.4% 14.7%
English as an additional language33.3% 25.9%
SEN support10.5% 9.9%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 4.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure5.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.2% Stronger figure12.4% 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.

The Gateway Primary Academy

Fleetdown Primary Academy

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