West Hill Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Dartford, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.029 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
West Hill Primary Academy is a primary school in Dartford, Kent for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
West Hill 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 | 2.029 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 2.029 miles away, the 203rd shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 45 first-choice applications for 50 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 19 of the 177 applications (11%) came from families living outside Kent, and 2 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th 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
- Dartford Road, Dartford, DA1 3DZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 542 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy in this welcoming school.”
- “They understand well how to keep themselves safe beyond the school environment.”
- “Staff know pupils well and understand their individual needs.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, inaccuracies in letter formation are not picked up as effectively as they could be.”
- “This sometimes results in repeated misconceptions or less fluid handwriting as pupils move through the school.”
- “A small proportion of pupils, including some who are disadvantaged or have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), miss a lot of school.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 March 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) | 68% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 50 offers in total, 45 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.
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westgate Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Wentworth Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- River Mill Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Oakfield Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Dartford 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Temple Hill Primary Academy 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published