Primary · DA2 · Kent

Bean Primary School

School Lane, Bean, Dartford, DA2 8AW

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At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance94.6%
Attainment63% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils204

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Standards maintained

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (28 Jun 2017).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in DA2. Where we have them, council (Dartford) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
204
Free school meals
24%
7.1% above district average (16.9%)

Also: England 24.7%

SEN
12.4%
0.4% below district average (12.8%)

Also: England 18.2%

EAL
25.8%
7.9% above district average (17.9%)
Attendance
94.6%
0.9% below district average (95.5%)

Also: England 94.8%

Persistent absence
17.8%
Attainment
63% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the DA2 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2195.4%
  • 2021/2294%
  • 2022/2393.7%
  • 2023/2494.1%
  • 2024/2594.8%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2371%
  • 2023/2461%
  • 2024/2563%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
210
Pupils on roll
204

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Kent page.

SEN support

SEN %
12.4%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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