Oakfield Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Dartford, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
12.672 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Oakfield Primary Academy is a primary school in Dartford, Kent for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 October 2021. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Oakfield Primary Academy 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 | 12.672 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
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 12.672 miles away, the 30th longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 2.24 miles).
- In 2024/25, 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
- Reception 2026 had 70 first-choice applications for 78 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- 28.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent is 17.5%.
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
- Oakfield Lane, Dartford, DA1 2SW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 716 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 October 2021
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school and enjoy attending because they feel safe, welcome and well supported.”
- “Effective, nurturing relationships with staff help pupils feel ready to learn.”
- “They know there is always someone to listen and offer guidance.”
To improve
- “Writing, especially early handwriting, is not yet as well developed.”
- “Too few younger pupils secure these essential early writing skills quickly enough.”
- “Leaders have rightly identified this as a priority and are working to establish the same level of consistency and success in handwriting as seen in other areas of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 September 2026 (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) | 70% | 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: 70 first-preference applications, 78 offers in total, 70 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.
- Westgate Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Wilmington Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Dartford 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- West Hill Primary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wentworth Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- River Mill Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published