St Paulinus Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Dartford, Bexley
Last distance offered · Reception 2022
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Bexley · offers on 19 April 2022
2017–2021 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Paulinus Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Dartford, Bexley for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 June 2024. Bexley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2022 entry.
St Paulinus Church of England 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 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2022, as at 3 of the 11 other Bexley primary schools with a published Reception 2022 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 22 first-choice applications for 24 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 11.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the middle figure of 17.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bexley.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bexley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Iron Mill Lane, Crayford, Dartford, DA1 4RW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bexley
- Pupils on roll
- 203 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are taught the importance of kindness and respect for others, which they have opportunities to put into practice.”
- “For example, they act as buddies to younger children and raise funds for charity.”
- “The school has high expectations for all pupils’ achievement.”
To improve
- “However, some older pupils have not had the benefit of studying this curriculum content over the whole time they have been at the school and there are some gaps in their knowledge as a result.”
- “This means that older pupils sometimes have gaps in their knowledge of important concepts and content.”
- “Less secure is pupils’ use of key vocabulary.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 July 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) | 67% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 22 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 Bexley.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mayplace Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Haberdashers' Crayford Primary 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Gravel Hill Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fairford Academy Barnehurst 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Peareswood Primary School 1.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Barnehurst Infant School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Barnehurst Junior School 1.2 mi Outstanding