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Joydens Wood Junior School

Birchwood Drive, Wilmington, Dartford, DA2 7NE

Local ranking320th of 450 primary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

280

Capacity

7-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 28 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
63.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
73.0%
Writing (Expected)
85.0%
Maths (Expected)
70.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
61.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
84

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
324
Boys
159 (49%)
Girls
165 (51%)
Capacity
280 (116% full)
SEND
17.0%
FSM Eligible
10.2%
EAL
16.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.1%
SEN Support
13.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
14.4
Budget per Pupil
£5,321/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
16.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 74.5%
  • Mixed Other: 6.5%
  • White Other: 4.7%
  • Asian Indian: 3.4%
  • Black African: 2.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.2%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
  • Asian Other: 1.3%

74.5%

White British

6.5%

Mixed Other

4.7%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
137661
UKPRN
10035673
Establishment No.
2438
Trust
NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST

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