Walthamstow Hall
Holly Bush Lane, Sevenoaks, TN13 3UL
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Louise Chamberlain
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 700
- Pupils on roll
- 416
- URN
- 119002
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732451334
About this school
Walthamstow Hall is an independent school in Sevenoaks. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 416 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Walthamstow Hall under its current framework. 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
Walthamstow Hall has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, 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 | 65 | 69 | 50 |
| Attainment 8 score | 14.4 | 16.0 | 24.4 |
| 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 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
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 Walthamstow Hall 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 | 14.4 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 16 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 24.4 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 549 |
| 2023/24 | 557 |
| 2024/25 | 473 |
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
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 131
Location
Nearby schools
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The Granville School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Sevenoaks
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Sevenoaks School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Sevenoaks
-
Solefield School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Sevenoaks
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Sevenoaks Preparatory School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Sevenoaks
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The New Beacon School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Sevenoaks
Other schools in Sevenoaks
- Russell House School Independent schools
- Sevenoaks Preparatory School Independent schools
- Sevenoaks School Independent schools
- Solefield School Independent schools
- The Granville School Independent schools
- The New Beacon School 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 Walthamstow Hall teach?
- Walthamstow Hall teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is an independent school in Sevenoaks.
- Who is the headteacher of Walthamstow Hall?
- The headteacher of Walthamstow Hall is Ms Louise Chamberlain, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Walthamstow Hall been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Walthamstow Hall 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 Walthamstow Hall?
- Walthamstow Hall has 416 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is Walthamstow Hall full?
- Walthamstow Hall has capacity for 700 pupils and 416 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 Walthamstow Hall a faith school?
- No. Walthamstow Hall has no designated religious character.
- How have Walthamstow Hall's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 14.4 in 2022/23 and 24.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Walthamstow Hall's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walthamstow Hall'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.