Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Chevening Road, Chipstead, Sevenoaks, TN13 2SA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Karen Minnis
- Diocese
- Diocese of Rochester
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 118715
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732452895
About this school
Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Sevenoaks. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
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 | 21 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 62% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 5% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 81% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 67% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 71% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 | 79% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 179 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 193 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compares
Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 83rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 4.4% | 6.2% | 196 | — |
| Amherst School | 78% | 3.3% | 8.5% | 385 | 0.8 miles |
| Riverhead Infants' School | — | 4.7% | 3.4% | 264 | 1.0 miles |
| Dunton Green Primary School | 43% | 6.2% | 34.3% | 160 | 1.0 miles |
| Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 57% | 8.5% | 58% | 78 | 1.3 miles |
| Sevenoaks Primary School | 65% | 4.3% | 15.3% | 547 | 1.8 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
-
Ungraded inspection report4 June 2025
- 26 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.22%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.42%
- Persistent absence
- 9.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Amherst School0.8 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
-
Riverhead Infants' School1.0 miles
Primary · Riverhead
-
Dunton Green Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
-
Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
-
Sevenoaks Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
Other schools in Sevenoaks
Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranks 9th of the 21 ranked primary schools in Sevenoaks.
- Amherst School Primary
- Borough Green 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
- Seal Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teach?
- Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Sevenoaks.
- Who is the headteacher of Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is Miss Karen Minnis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School full?
- Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 196 on roll (93%), 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 Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Rochester.
- Does Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 83rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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.