Bean Primary School

KentCommunity school

School Lane, Bean, Dartford, DA2 8AW

Headteacher: Mr Graham ReillySchool website ↗Pupils: 209 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2019
Oversubscribed
79% of first-choice applicants offered a place
63%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected November 2019
79%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 5 November 2019Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
63.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
13.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 83%·Writing 73%·Maths 73%All three 63%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected73%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
33
How many got their first choice?
26of 33 (78.8%)
How many applied in total?
75

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
23.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
27.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
13.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
101 girls, 108 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 71% (2022/23), currently 63%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1648.0%12.0%-0.4+1.0-1.0
2016/1750.0%13.0%-0.7+2.7+0.3
2017/1867.0%7.0%+0.9+0.7+0.3
2018/1957.0%7.0%-1.4+0.8-1.2
2022/2371.0%13.0%+0.70.00.0
2023/2461.0%6.0%---
2024/2563.0%13.0%---
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