The Brent Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Dartford, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.743 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Brent Primary School is a primary school in Dartford, Kent for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 9 July 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
The Brent 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 | 1.743 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 Reception place went to a child living 1.743 miles away, the 184th shortest of the 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 71 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 69 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (3%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 62% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
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
- London Road, Stone, Dartford, DA2 6BA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 643 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 9 July 2024
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils have many opportunities to explore their talents and interests.”
- “Experiences such as swimming, access to climbing walls and extensive lunch time play activities enrich the curriculum.”
- “This creates an exciting school community where pupils say there is something for everyone and it is easy to make friends.”
To improve
- “In comparison, in some other curriculum subjects, teachers do not always recognise gaps in pupils’ learning.”
- “This means they do not know precisely what to recap or teach next.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 September 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) | 62% | 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: 71 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 69 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.
- The Gateway Primary Academy 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fleetdown Primary Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Dartford 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Temple Hill Primary Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- River Mill Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Westgate Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published