Springhead Park Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 3–11 · Northfleet, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.471 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Springhead Park Primary School is a primary school in Northfleet, Kent for ages 3–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 May 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Springhead Park 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 | 0.471 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
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.471 miles away, 35th shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception 2026 last distance was nearer than in 2025 and nearer than in 2023, and it swung sharply between years.
- Reception 2026 had 70 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families (16%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% 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
- Springhead Parkway, Springhead Park, Northfleet, DA11 8BY
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 438 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 May 2023
Strengths
- “Since opening in September 2020, leaders have created a caring school where pupils thrive.”
- “As one parent said, ‘I find the school to be friendly, welcoming, supportive and inclusive.”
- “Pupils are happy, they show a genuine compassion for one another and form positive relationships.”
To improve
- “However, teachers do not consistently apply these adaptations in class.”
- “This means that some pupils with SEND struggle to learn alongside their peers in some subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 July 2023 (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) | 66% | 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, 60 offers in total, 59 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.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Painters Ash Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ebbsfleet Green Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Lawn Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Copperfield Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Manor Community Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published