Greenlands Primary School, Dartford

Ofsted's report card from its 7 July 2026 inspection grades Greenlands Primary School on 7 areas: 6 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically develop the important knowledge and skills they need."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the quality of curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise the early years and have a clear vision for providing high-quality education and care."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established effective systems to identify pupils' needs quickly."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the school's strengths and the barriers that some pupils and families face."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a coherent personal development programme that reflects the needs of the school community."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Attendance at school is not yet high enough and persistent absence remains too high for some groups of pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders need to embed consistent approaches to monitoring and supporting high levels of pupil attendance and continue to develop the community's understanding of the importance of higher rates of attendance"; "Leaders should ensure teachers consistently use assessment information to make highly effective choices about when to make adaptations to their teaching".

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Greenlands Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (90% in reading, 79% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Greenlands Primary School as their first choice and 25 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 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 Greenlands Primary School are Bean Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 83% reading, 73% maths); Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 82% reading, 77% maths); Fleetdown Primary Academy (1.5 miles, 84% reading, 75% maths); and Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 94% reading, 82% maths).

Greenlands Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Greenlands Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Cygnus Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

52.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 33 pupils (18.1%) received SEN support and 1 (0.5%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Farningham Road Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (adjacent), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Greenlands Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 4th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 21 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, drug offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kent (101).

In 2024/25, Greenlands Primary School issued 13 suspensions, 7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.