Joydens Wood Junior School

Dartford · DA2 7NE

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 315 pupils, 11.7% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted and results

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Joydens Wood Junior School

General Information

Address: Birchwood Drive, Wilmington, Dartford, DA2 7NE – View on map
Phone: 01322522151
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Paul Redford
Age range: 7-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

315 pupils out of 280 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 37
% eligible for free school meals: 11.7%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (less mixed than the Dartford average)
English as an additional language: 14% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 24.9% a year (Dartford 16.6%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 63% moved to another school, 37% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Kent: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 21 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 32 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Kent (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 21.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 27 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 22 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Physical disability: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 63% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 7 percentage points below the Dartford average (70%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 63% against an expected 70%)
3-year average (expected standard): 63%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 73% · Writing 85% · Maths 70% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 61%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 102
Based on: 84 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolDartford averageEngland↘ Falling Down 10 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 7 percentage points below the Dartford average (70%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 21st of 28 junior and primary schools in the area

#20Fleetdown Primary Academy64%
=21Bean Primary School63%
=21Joydens Wood Junior School63%
=23Knockhall Primary School62%
=23The Brent Primary School62%

Click to see the full ranking

Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Ebbsfleet Green Primary School97%
#2Leigh Academy Dartford94%
#3Westgate Primary School90%
#4Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford85%
=5Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard83%
=5River Mill Primary School83%
=5The Gateway Primary Academy83%
=8Maypole Primary School80%
=8Wilmington Primary School80%
=10Dartford Bridge Community Primary School79%
=10St Anselm's Catholic Primary School79%
#12The Craylands School76%
#13Greenlands Primary School73%
=14Oakfield Primary Academy70%
=14Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School70%
#16West Hill Primary Academy68%
=17Sedley's Church of England Primary School67%
=17Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School67%
#19Manor Community Primary School66%
#20Fleetdown Primary Academy64%
=21Bean Primary School63%
=21Joydens Wood Junior School63%
=23Knockhall Primary School62%
=23The Brent Primary School62%
=23Wentworth Primary School62%
#26Temple Hill Primary Academy60%
#27Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford56%
#28Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School35%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,321 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 1 junior schools in Dartford for spending per pupil

#1Joydens Wood Junior School£5,321

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Joydens Wood Junior School£5,321

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