Weald Community Primary School
Long Barn Road, Weald, Sevenoaks, TN14 6PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Taylor
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 118283
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732463307
About this school
Weald Community Primary School is a community primary school in Sevenoaks. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 103 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Weald Community 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 21 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 43% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 10% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 67% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 62% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 62% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 Weald Community 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 | 50% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 126 |
| 2023/24 | 113 |
| 2024/25 | 95 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Weald Community Primary School compares
Weald Community Primary School ranked 37th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% 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 | 83% | 5.7% | 24.2% | 103 | — |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks | 89% | 4.1% | 11.8% | 213 | 2.3 miles |
| Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks | 84% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 434 | 2.6 miles |
| Ide Hill Church of England Primary School | 63% | 3.3% | 5.3% | 154 | 2.7 miles |
| Hildenborough Church of England Primary School | 75% | 4.2% | 9.3% | 200 | 2.7 miles |
| Leigh Primary School | 67% | 3.4% | 18.7% | 126 | 3.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.21%
- English as an additional language
- 15.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.66%
- Persistent absence
- 14.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks2.3 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
-
Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks2.6 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
-
Ide Hill Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
-
Hildenborough Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
-
Leigh Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Tonbridge
Other schools in Sevenoaks
Weald Community Primary School ranks 6th 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
- Otford Primary School Primary
- Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Plaxtol Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Weald Community Primary School teach?
- Weald Community Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Sevenoaks.
- Who is the headteacher of Weald Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Weald Community Primary School is Mr Chris Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Weald Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Weald Community 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 Weald Community Primary School?
- Weald Community Primary School has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Weald Community Primary School full?
- Weald Community Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 103 on roll (59%), 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 Weald Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Weald Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Weald Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Weald Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Weald Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Weald Community Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Weald Community Primary School ranked 37th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% 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 Weald Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Weald Community 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 Weald Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Weald Community 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.