West Hill Primary Academy

State-Funded School

west-hill-primary-academy-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

DartfordConstituency

DA1 3DZPostcode

6.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

West Hill Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Kent, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 542 pupils. West Hill Primary Academy is part of THE GOLDEN THREAD ALLIANCE.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · published 22 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 64%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

39%

Asian

32%

Black

14%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

542

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

50%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 542
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: THE GOLDEN THREAD ALLIANCE

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 1 October 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
27 Mar 2013	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.