St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks
South Park, Sevenoaks, TN13 1EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Geraldine Leahy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 141157
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732453921
About this school
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Sevenoaks. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 213 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 28 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 82% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 4% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 89% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 93% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 86% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 111.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks 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 | 59% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 232 |
| 2024/25 | 214 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks compares
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks ranked 12th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 4.1% | 11.8% | 213 | — |
| Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks | 84% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 434 | 0.4 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks | 63% | 5.5% | 13.4% | 208 | 0.9 miles |
| Sevenoaks Primary School | 65% | 4.3% | 15.3% | 547 | 1.0 miles |
| Riverhead Infants' School | — | 4.7% | 3.4% | 264 | 1.2 miles |
| Amherst School | 78% | 3.3% | 8.5% | 385 | 1.3 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)
- 11.83%
- English as an additional language
- 25.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.11%
- Persistent absence
- 8.19%
Location
Nearby schools
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Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks0.4 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
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St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks0.9 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
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Sevenoaks Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
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Riverhead Infants' School1.2 miles
Primary · Riverhead
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Amherst School1.3 miles
Primary · Sevenoaks
Other schools in Sevenoaks
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks ranks 1st of the 21 ranked primary 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 St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks teach?
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sevenoaks.
- Who is the headteacher of St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks?
- The headteacher of St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks is Mrs Geraldine Leahy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks, 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 St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks?
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks full?
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks has capacity for 240 pupils and 213 on roll (89%), 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 St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks a faith school?
- Yes. St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Is St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks a selective school?
- No. St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks as having nursery classes.
- Is St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks part of an academy trust?
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks is part of KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks compare with other schools in Kent?
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks ranked 12th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks's absence rate?
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks'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.