Dunton Green Primary School

Dunton Green Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic. The school has a strong sense of community, with pupils displaying pride in their school and benefiting from a supportive environment. Recent leadership changes have revitalized the staff and school culture, contributing to improved educational quality. Notably, the school excels in personal development, fostering positive relationships and resilience among pupils. However, there is an urgent need to enhance consistency in teaching, particularly in writing and mathematics, to ensure all pupils achieve their full potential. Additionally, although persistent absence rates are decreasing, overall attendance still requires improvement to align with the school's educational quality.

Strengths

• Strong leadership and management
• Effective support for disadvantaged pupils
• High levels of staff empowerment and positivity
• Inclusive environment with strong pastoral care
• Successful collaboration with local educational bodies
• Well-received early years provision
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of the curriculum in writing and mathematics
• Some pupils not making the progress they are capable of
• Overall attendance rates still too high despite reductions in persistent absence

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Dunton Green Primary School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.1% of pupils at Dunton Green Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Dunton Green Primary School had 25.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.8% of pupils at Dunton Green Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Dunton Green Primary School received £8,640 and spent £8,140 for each of its 160 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £113,000 (£707 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Dunton Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Dunton Green Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Dunton Green Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Dunton Green Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Dunton Green Primary School have?

Dunton Green Primary School has 160 pupils on roll.

What age range does Dunton Green Primary School cover?

Dunton Green Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Dunton Green Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Dunton Green Primary School?

Dunton Green Primary School is at London Road, Dunton Green, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2UP.