River Mill Primary School
Primary schoolRiver Mill Primary School is a primary school in Dartford, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 407 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), December 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 5 December 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 83% of pupils at River Mill Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
27% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 27% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Temple Hill Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- Leigh UTC DartfordSecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 41.3 (2025/26, provisional)770 m
- Dartford Bridge Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, DartfordPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, DartfordPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Dartford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).