Wrotham School
Borough Green Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CHARACTER EDUCATION TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Abbott
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Wrotham School
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 716
- Pupils on roll
- 1,054
- URN
- 139542
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732905860
About this school
Wrotham School is a secondary academy in Sevenoaks. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,054 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wrotham 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 139 | 167 | 148 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.7 | 42.6 | 39.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.29 -0.53 to -0.05 | -0.04 -0.26 to +0.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 36.5% | 25.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 61.1% | 55.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 63% | 48.5% | 52% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
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 Wrotham 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 | 41.7 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.6 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.5 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,029 |
| 2023/24 | 1,060 |
| 2024/25 | 1,019 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wrotham School compares
Wrotham School ranked 64th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.5 | 11.1% | 19.8% | 1,054 | — |
| Trinity School | 46.7 | 8.2% | 18.2% | 1,153 | 4.5 miles |
| Meopham School | 39.9 | 10.8% | 20.7% | 905 | 5.1 miles |
| The Malling School | 41 | 8.4% | 30.6% | 1,051 | 5.4 miles |
| Hadlow Rural Community School | 36.3 | 12.8% | 31.2% | 377 | 5.4 miles |
| Knole Academy | 44.3 | 10.8% | 22.2% | 1,410 | 5.5 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)
- 19.77%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 11.06%
- Persistent absence
- 35.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trinity School4.5 miles
Secondary · Sevenoaks
-
Meopham School5.1 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
-
The Malling School5.4 miles
Secondary · West Malling
-
Hadlow Rural Community School5.4 miles
Secondary · Hadlow
-
Knole Academy5.5 miles
Secondary · Sevenoaks
Other schools in Sevenoaks
- Knole Academy Secondary
- Trinity School Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Wrotham School teach?
- Wrotham School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sevenoaks.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Wrotham School?
- The executive headteacher of Wrotham School is Mrs Laura Abbott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wrotham School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wrotham 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 Wrotham School?
- Wrotham School has 1,054 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Wrotham School full?
- Wrotham School has capacity for 716 pupils and 1,054 on roll (147%), so it is at or above 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 Wrotham School a faith school?
- No. Wrotham School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wrotham School a selective school?
- No. Wrotham School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Wrotham School part of an academy trust?
- Wrotham School is part of CHARACTER EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wrotham School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.7 in 2022/23 and 39.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wrotham School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Wrotham School ranked 64th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wrotham School's absence rate?
- Wrotham School's overall absence rate is 11.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wrotham School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wrotham 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 1 July 2026.