Bean Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Dartford, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.663 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bean Primary School is a primary school in Dartford, Kent for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 30 April 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Bean 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 | 1.663 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 1.663 miles away, the 173rd shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception last distance was further from the school in 2026 than in 2025 and than in 2023, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 31 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 23 offers went to first-choice families, and 8 first-choice families (26%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% 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
- School Lane, Bean, Dartford, DA2 8AW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 204 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 30 April 2025
Strengths
- “This is a happy, inclusive and welcoming school where all pupils are valued and supported.”
- “There is a positive culture built on a shared commitment that pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), have the right to ‘Be the Best You Can Be’.”
- “This is demonstrated in every aspect of school life.”
To improve
- “While pupils currently achieve well overall, they could learn even more deeply.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2025 (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) | 63% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 23 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.
- Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Greenlands Primary School 1.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Ebbsfleet Green Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Manor Community Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sedley's Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Craylands School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Knockhall Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published