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West Hill Primary Academy

URN
144668
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
West Hill Primary Academy
URN
144668
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

68 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

60

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

53

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#170 of 345 schools in Kent

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for West Hill Primary Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for West Hill Primary Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
22 March 2026
Inspection date
20 January 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Inclusion

    Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

61

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

174

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

59

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.85×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Kent
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Kent)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.west-hill.kent.sch.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Kent to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

88.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

69.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

81.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

68.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

DA1 3DZ - Dartford Road, Dartford, Kent

Contact details

Address
Dartford Road, Dartford, Kent
Postcode
DA1 3DZ
Phone
1322226019
Website
www.west-hill.kent.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Kent
Local authority code
886

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 1,366 schools in Kent.

Authority statistics

Total schools

1,366

Open schools

715

Closed schools

651

Primary schools

816

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Strong standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Early years

    Expected standard
  • View official Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    22 March 202620 January 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 22 March 2026
    22 November 20211 October 2021S5 InspectionSchool remains GoodView report for inspection published 22 November 2021
    • Report card

      Published
      22 March 2026
      Inspected
      20 January 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good

      Published
      22 November 2021
      Inspected
      1 October 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    33.9%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 52

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    218

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary816 (59.8%)
    • Secondary218 (16.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other331 (24.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    West Hill Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    West Hill Junior School0 mPrimaryClosed
    West Hill Infant School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Dartford Grammar School311 mSecondaryClosed
    Dartford Grammar School311 mSecondaryOpen
    Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford413 mPrimaryOpen
    Dartford Grammar School for Girls430 mSecondaryOpen
    Dartford Grammar School for Girls430 mSecondaryClosed
    Dartford Science & Technology College596 mSecondaryOpen
    Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford655 mPrimaryOpen
    • West Hill Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • West Hill Junior School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • West Hill Infant School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Dartford Grammar School
      Distance
      311 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Dartford Grammar School

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Kent)

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    All Souls' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryCT19 4LGClosed
    • Adisham Church of England Primary School
      Phase
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      Postcode
      CT3 3JW
      Status
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    • Adisham Church of England Primary School
      Phase
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      Postcode
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    • Aldington Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TN25 7EE
      Status
      Open
    • All Soul's Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    Distance
    311 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
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  • Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford
    Distance
    413 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Dartford Grammar School for Girls
    Distance
    430 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Dartford Grammar School for Girls
    Distance
    430 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Dartford Science & Technology College
    Distance
    596 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford
    Distance
    655 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • All Souls' Church of England Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CT19 4LG
    Status
    Closed