The Anthony Roper Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Dartford, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
7.825 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Anthony Roper Primary School is a primary school in Dartford, Kent for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 13 November 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
The Anthony Roper Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 7.825 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 7.825 miles away, the 51st longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.24 miles).
- The Reception last distance in 2026 was further from the school than in 2025, the other year with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 28 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- High Street, Eynsford, Dartford, DA4 0AA
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 258 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 13 November 2024
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils are happy.”
- “One pupil commented, reflecting the views of many, ‘I love it here.”
- “Pupils attend school regularly.”
To improve
- “Academically, pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “This is because the curriculum is not as developed as it could be.”
- “The school does not ensure that learning is well adapted to meet pupils’ individual needs.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 51% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Downsview Community Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- High Firs Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Crockenhill Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published