Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its good status established during its last evaluation. The school provides a supportive and enjoyable environment for pupils, leading to positive relationships and a strong sense of community. The curriculum is designed to be ambitious and engaging, with effective teaching strategies that foster a love of learning, particularly in reading. However, there are areas for development in certain foundation subjects where the curriculum sequencing needs refinement to ensure consistent knowledge progression among pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending school and find learning fun.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils promote a positive atmosphere.
• High expectations for behaviour are maintained throughout the school.
• The school offers a wide range of extracurricular activities.
• Curriculum is interesting and ambitious, with strong support for SEND pupils.
• Pupils develop a love of reading, with age-appropriate books matched to phonics knowledge.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum planning in a small number of foundation subjects lacks precise sequencing.
• Inconsistencies in the implementation of curriculum plans in some subjects.

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 Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.7% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford 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 Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.8% 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, 23.7% of pupils at Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford received £6,383 and spent £6,316 for each of its 405 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £267,000 (£659 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 Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford last inspected by Ofsted?

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford have?

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford has 405 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford cover?

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford?

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford is at Chatsworth Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5AF.