Fleetdown Primary Academy, Dartford

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 9am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Fleetdown Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 81% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 67 families put Fleetdown Primary Academy as their first choice and 135 named it as one of their preferences, for 76 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Fleetdown Primary Academy are The Brent Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 74% reading, 74% maths); The Gateway Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 93% reading, 87% maths); Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 81% reading, 76% maths); and Leigh Academy Dartford (0.9 miles, Good, 100% reading, 96% maths).

Fleetdown Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Fleetdown Primary Academy is one of 8 schools run by The Golden Thread Alliance, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

92 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Fleetdown Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 72% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).

16% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 28.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (41%), Asian (21%) and Black (15%).

In 2026, 61 pupils (9.6%) received SEN support and 25 (3.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Fleetdown Primary Academy has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 12 places, 4 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Stone Crossing Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Library (adjacent), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Fleetdown Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 166 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Fleetdown Primary Academy issued 4 suspensions, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Fleetdown Primary Academy are Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy (0.5 miles) and Stone Lodge School (0.8 miles).