Sevenoaks School
High Street, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks, TN13 1HU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head
- Mr Jesse Elzinga
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,260
- Pupils on roll
- 1,240
- URN
- 118952
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732455133
About this school
Sevenoaks School is an independent school in Sevenoaks. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,240 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Sevenoaks School under its current framework. 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
Sevenoaks School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1918, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 175 | 185 | 245 |
| Attainment 8 score | 19.9 | 18.6 | 14.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sevenoaks 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 | 19.9 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 18.6 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 14.6 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,181 |
| 2023/24 | 1,215 |
| 2024/25 | 1,244 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 331
Location
Nearby schools
-
Solefield School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Sevenoaks
-
The New Beacon School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Sevenoaks
-
West Heath School0.8 miles
Special schools · Kent
-
Walthamstow Hall0.9 miles
Independent schools · Sevenoaks
-
The Granville School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Sevenoaks
Other schools in Sevenoaks
- Russell House School Independent schools
- Sevenoaks Preparatory School Independent schools
- Solefield School Independent schools
- The Granville School Independent schools
- The New Beacon School Independent schools
- Walthamstow Hall Independent schools
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Sevenoaks School teach?
- Sevenoaks School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is an independent school in Sevenoaks.
- Who is the head of Sevenoaks School?
- The head of Sevenoaks School is Mr Jesse Elzinga, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sevenoaks School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sevenoaks 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 big is Sevenoaks School?
- Sevenoaks School has 1,240 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Sevenoaks School full?
- Sevenoaks School has capacity for 1,260 pupils and 1,240 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sevenoaks School a faith school?
- No. Sevenoaks School has no designated religious character.
- How have Sevenoaks School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 19.9 in 2022/23 and 14.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Sevenoaks School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sevenoaks 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 24 July 2026.