Wentworth Primary School

About Wentworth Primary School

Wentworth Primary School’s headline Key Stage 2 results sit slightly above the Kent local authority average, with 67% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 63%. That four-point gap is modest but consistent, and it places the school 182nd out of 459 primary schools in Kent — squarely in the middle third of the county. Within Dartford specifically, the school ranks 16th out of 26 primaries, which puts it just above the midpoint for the borough. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, 96 families put it as their first preference, and 89 of those received an offer. With 168 total applications for 90 places, demand is nearly double capacity. That level of local interest suggests Wentworth is seen as a solid, reliable choice rather than an outlier, and its Good Ofsted rating — held consistently across inspections in 2013 and 2023 — reinforces that impression.

Academically, the school’s performance is steady without being exceptional. At Key Stage 2, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, 75% in reading and 71% in writing. The proportion reaching the higher standard is lower: 34% in maths, 30% in reading, and just 5% in both writing and the combined reading, writing and maths measure. Average scaled scores sit at 105 for both reading and maths, exactly in line with the national average. Ofsted’s 2023 graded inspection rated every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — as Good. The previous inspection in 2013 also awarded Good overall, so there is no history of volatility here. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the attainment figures paint a picture of a school where most children leave meeting expectations, though very few exceed them.

The school is a large primary, with 653 pupils against a capacity of 630, so it is running full. It serves a mixed catchment, with 16.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals — slightly above the national average for primary schools. Facilities include a library, gymnasium, sports hall, sensory room and a chapel, and the school offers a broad range of sports and clubs: cricket, football, gymnastics, athletics, chess, gardening, film club, choir, drama and science club. SEND provision is well-documented, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and social, emotional and mental health support. For families looking for a large, well-established Dartford primary with consistent Ofsted grades and a clear SEND offer, Wentworth is a sensible option — though those hoping for high proportions of pupils reaching the higher standard at KS2 may want to look at the top-ranked schools in the borough.

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