Wrotham Road Primary School, Gravesend

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are very proud of our thriving multicultural school, where a love of learning is promoted within a safe and happy environment where every individual matters. We fundamentally believe that working in partnership with parents, carers, governors and our community is essential to ensuring success."

Coming up: an admissions event on Tuesday 10 November 2026, an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026, an open day on Wednesday 18 November 2026 and an admissions event on Wednesday 18 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Wrotham Road Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 72% in reading and 65% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 46 families put Wrotham Road Primary School as their first choice and 108 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 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 Wrotham Road Primary School are Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, 66% reading, 54% maths); Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good, 74% reading, 70% maths); Chantry Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 58% reading, 52% maths); and Copperfield Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 77% reading, 78% maths).

Wrotham Road Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Wrotham Road Primary School 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.

39.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (30%), Asian (27%) and Black (10%).

In 2026, 56 pupils (12.3%) received SEN support and 5 (1.1%) 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 Gravesend Rail Station, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Bat and Ball (adjacent), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 426 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Wrotham Road Primary School issued 14 suspensions, 3.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Wrotham Road Primary School are Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend (0.3 miles); Saint George's Church of England School (0.6 miles); Gravesend Grammar School (0.7 miles); and St John's Catholic Comprehensive (0.8 miles).