Springhead Park Primary School

Springhead Park Primary School, which opened in September 2020, has demonstrated a good level of overall effectiveness in its first graded inspection. The school environment is caring and supportive, fostering positive relationships among pupils and a sense of community. Pupils feel safe, are happy, and show strong engagement in their learning, taking on roles that contribute to the school’s climate. The curriculum is relevant, well-guided by teachers, and enriched through community involvement. Despite some strengths, there are areas for improvement, particularly in the consistency of support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils form positive relationships and feel part of the school community.
• The school provides a caring and supportive environment.
• There is a strong emphasis on pupil engagement and responsibility.
• Teachers effectively support reading and mathematical skills development.
• Teachers use effective questioning to help pupils reflect on their learning.
• Leadership provides useful training and support for staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent application of adaptations for pupils with SEND in lessons.

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 Springhead Park Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.7% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Springhead Park 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 Springhead Park Primary School had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.4% 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, 8.9% of pupils at Springhead Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% 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 2024–25 Springhead Park Primary School received £6,690 and spent £6,549 for each of its 412 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £167,000 (£406 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of The Primary First Trust, income was £6,524 and spending £6,354 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Gravesham · Kent local authority: places and applications

Springhead Park Primary School is part of The Primary First Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Westcourt Primary School Gravesend
• Cuxton Community Junior School Rochester
• Cuxton Community Infant School Rochester
• Mayplace Primary School Barnehurst
• Barnehurst Infant School Erith
• Barnehurst Junior School Erith
• Wainscott Primary School Rochester
• Lessness Heath Primary School Belvedere
• Wayfield Primary School Chatham
• Parkwood Primary School Gillingham

What is Springhead Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Springhead Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Springhead Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Springhead Park Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Springhead Park Primary School have?

Springhead Park Primary School has 438 pupils on roll.

What age range does Springhead Park Primary School cover?

Springhead Park Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Springhead Park Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Springhead Park Primary School?

Springhead Park Primary School is at Springhead Parkway, Springhead Park, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 8BY.