Ightham Primary School
Oldbury Lane, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9DD
This school is closed (it closed in January 2025).
It was replaced by Ightham Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mr David Sherhod
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 118293
- Local authority
- Kent
About this school
Ightham Primary School was a community primary school in Sevenoaks. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 210 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Ightham Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 63% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 70% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 77% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 77% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Ightham 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 | 76% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ightham Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 210 | — |
| Ightham Primary School | — | — | — | 206 | 0.0 miles |
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary School | 75% | 7.2% | 8.3% | 87 | 1.4 miles |
| Borough Green Primary School | 30% | 7% | 22.6% | 208 | 1.5 miles |
| Plaxtol Primary School | 85% | 5.6% | 17.1% | 85 | 2.1 miles |
| Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 44% | 5.3% | 12.9% | 160 | 2.2 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)
- 4.29%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.34%
- Persistent absence
- 3.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ightham Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
-
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
-
Borough Green Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
-
Plaxtol Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
-
Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
Other 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 Ightham Primary School teach?
- Ightham Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Sevenoaks.
- Has Ightham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ightham Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Ightham Primary School?
- Ightham Primary School had 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Ightham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Ightham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ightham 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 8 July 2025.