Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School
Cecil Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 7BTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Gravesend for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Kent. It ranks 11th of 24 primary schools in Gravesend. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 25 March 2025, report published 6 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 25 March 2025
Pupils thrive in this caring community. They feel happy and safe. Pupils embody the school values, including cooperation and compassion. This is evident in the focused atmosphere in classrooms. Pupils throughout the school encourage and help each other to complete their work. It is also clear in the deep levels of respect pupils show for all. Staff apply the school's high expectations of pupils' behaviour consistently. This begins in Nursery with deeply embedded routines. As a result, pupils behave exceptionally well. Pupils are passionate about the subjects they learn. They work hard to complete the engaging tasks that teachers select and discuss their learning excitedly. Pupils' work shows they learn the important skills and knowledge they need. They are well prepared for their next steps. The school ensures that pupils recognise and value everyone's individual qualities. For example, pupils can share their cultural traditions with each other as part of the school's popular cultural days. They also learn how to say hello in the many languages spoken in the school. The experiences of other groups, such as young carers, are also celebrated by the school. Pupils honour the diversity of the school community and show great levels of compassion to all.
What the school should improve
- The teaching of writing is not always effective in ensuring pupils have age-appropriate writing skills. As a result, a small number of pupils in most year groups are not accurate enough in their letter formation and spelling. This means that their work does not always communicate their ideas as well as it could. The school should ensure that the teaching of writing provides all pupils with the key skills of transcription that will enable them to communicate their learning consistently well.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
54 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
442 pupils on roll, with places for 378
Schools near Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copperfield Academy | 0.3 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 72% met the expected standard |
| Wrotham Road Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Shears Green Junior School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 52% met the expected standard |
| Shears Green Infant School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Bronte School | 0.6 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Trust
- Northfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs C Old
- Phone
- 01474534544
- Address
- Cecil Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 7BT
- Local authority
- Kent
- URN
- 118258
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.