Wilmington Primary School, Dartford

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Wilmington Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% 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 (83% in reading, 87% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put Wilmington Primary School as their first choice and 114 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Wilmington Primary School are Oakfield Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 82% reading, 78% maths); Joydens Wood Infant School (0.9 miles, Good); Joydens Wood Junior School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 73% reading, 70% maths); and Maypole Primary School (1 mile, 83% reading, 82% maths).

Wilmington Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Wilmington Primary School is one of 4 schools run by Endeavour MAT, an academy trust.

30 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wilmington Primary School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).

8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (68%), Asian (11%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 11 pupils (5.2%) received SEN support and 2 (0.9%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Crayford Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wilmington Academy (adjacent), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wilmington Primary School 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 64 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kent (101).

In 2024/25, Wilmington Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Wilmington Primary School are Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (under 0.1 miles), Leigh Academy Wilmington (0.2 miles), Wilmington Grammar School for Girls (0.2 miles) and Dartford Science & Technology College (1 mile).