Otford Primary School
High Street, Otford, Sevenoaks, TN14 5PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Roberts
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 118279
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01959523145
About this school
Otford Primary School is a community primary school in Sevenoaks. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 239 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Otford Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 47 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 66% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 15% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 74% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 81% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Otford Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 332 |
| 2023/24 | 307 |
| 2024/25 | 279 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Otford Primary School compares
Otford Primary School ranked 237th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.7% | 16.5% | 239 | — |
| Dunton Green Primary School | 43% | 6.2% | 34.3% | 160 | 1.5 miles |
| Shoreham Village School | — | — | — | 90 | 1.5 miles |
| Kemsing Primary School | 84% | 4.6% | 16.1% | 194 | 1.8 miles |
| Seal Church of England Primary School | 64% | 5.9% | 25.4% | 317 | 1.9 miles |
| Sevenoaks Primary School | 65% | 4.3% | 15.3% | 547 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.49%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.68%
- Persistent absence
- 13.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dunton Green Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
-
Shoreham Village School1.5 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
-
Kemsing Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
-
Seal Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
-
Sevenoaks Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
Other schools in Sevenoaks
Otford Primary School ranks 15th of the 21 ranked primary schools in Sevenoaks.
- Amherst School Primary
- Borough Green Primary School Primary
- Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Dunton Green Primary School Primary
- Halstead Community Primary School Primary
- Ide Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ightham Primary School Primary
- Kemsing Primary School Primary
- Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks Primary
- Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Plaxtol Primary School Primary
- Seal Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Otford Primary School teach?
- Otford Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Sevenoaks.
- Who is the headteacher of Otford Primary School?
- The headteacher of Otford Primary School is Mrs Helen Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Otford Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Otford Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Otford Primary School?
- Otford Primary School has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Otford Primary School full?
- Otford Primary School has capacity for 300 pupils and 239 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Otford Primary School a faith school?
- No. Otford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Otford Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Otford Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Otford Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Otford Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Otford Primary School ranked 237th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Otford Primary School's absence rate?
- Otford Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Otford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Otford Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.