Primary school

Wrotham Road Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • DA11 0QF
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,126 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 28%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 57%57%2016/17: top 61%2017/18: top 77%2018/19: top 69%2022/23: top 45%2023/24: top 59%2024/25: top 28%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM73% · South East 64%8/10 Above+50.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM5% · South East 7%4/10 Below+26.3 pts
Reading score106 · South East 1065/10 Middle
Maths score105 · South East 1055/10 Middle+23.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 52% · 60 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 59% · 58 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 55% · 60 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 60% · 55 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 63% · 60 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 59% · 60 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 73% · 60 pupils · South East 64%73%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 60 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 3% · 58 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 8% · 60 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 2% · 55 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 13% · 60 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 10% · 60 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 5% · 60 pupils · South East 7%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 60 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 58 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 104 · 60 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 105 · 55 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 60 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 103 · 60 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 106 · 60 pupils · South East 106106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 60 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 58 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 102 · 60 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 104 · 55 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 60 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 101 · 60 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 105 · 60 pupils · South East 105105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
46 of 46 who put it first2014 · 75.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4646
2nd254
3rd370

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Goodas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026454
Free school meals (past 6 years)30.1%
First language not English42.8%
SEN support12.3%
EHC plan1.1%
Absence (sessions missed)5.2%
Persistently absent pupils15.2%

Girls 47.4%Boys 52.6%

108.1% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.4
Pupils per adult12.9
  • Classroom teachers 17
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 15.4
  • Other support 9.3

Teachers 19 FTE · Whole workforce 43.7 · 72 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,415
Spend per pupil£5,686
Staff spend per pupil£4,560
Reserve per pupil£427
  • +£186,000revenue reserve
  • +£318,000in-year balance

Grants £6,282 · self-generated £252 · premises £353 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE GOLDEN THREAD ALLIANCE (9 academies) · trust reserve £2,152,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it