Joydens Wood Junior School

State-Funded School

joydens-wood-junior-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

DartfordConstituency

DA2 7NEPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Joydens Wood Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Kent, South East.

It currently serves 315 pupils. Joydens Wood Junior School is part of Nexus Education Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 53%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

315

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 315
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Nexus Education Schools Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Mar 2025	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
21 Jul 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
26 Mar 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.