Joyden's Wood, Dartford: Schools
Schools
Joydens Wood has a solid local education offer. You've got 2 state academies right in the neighbourhood, plus several other schools nearby — most of them rated Good by Ofsted.
The 2 schools in Joydens Wood itself are Joydens Wood Infant School and Joydens Wood Junior School, both run by Nexus Education Schools Trust. The infant school holds a Good rating from its 2023 inspection. The junior school was inspected in January 2025 and is awaiting its published overall grade.
Close by, Hextable Primary and Broomhill Bank School (a specialist provision) are both rated Good. There's also The Annex School House, a small independent special school rated Good in October 2024.
For early years, you can reach Hextable Village Pre School and Acorns Early Years Centre easily.
Source: Ofsted inspection reports
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- Joydens Wood Junior SchoolAcademyMixedCapacity: 280Ages 7-11Inspected Jan 202563% met the expected standard (reading, writing & maths) (2024-25)Birchwood Drive, Dartford, DA2 7NE+44 1322 522 151office@joydens-wood-junior.kent.sch.ukwww.joydens.nestschools.org
- Joydens Wood Infant SchoolAcademyMixedCapacity: 270Ages 4-7Ofsted: GoodPark Way, Bexley, DA5 2JD+44 1322 523 188info@joydens.orgwww.joydens.nestschools.org
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