Schools in Sevenoaks

About schools in Sevenoaks

Most of the 37 schools listed in Sevenoaks are primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another four schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

66%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 22 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

43.2

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Primary schools23

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Amherst School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Borough Green Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 4 to 11

  30%

  expected standard
• Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Dunton Green Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Halstead Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  86%

  expected standard
• Ide Hill Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Ightham Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Kemsing Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  84%

  expected standard
• Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 11

  84%

  expected standard
• Otford Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• Plaxtol Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  85%

  expected standard
• Seal Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Sevenoaks Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Shoreham Village School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• St Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• St Lawrence Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  89%

  expected standard
• St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Weald Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  83%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Knole Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 19

  44.3

  Attainment 8
• Trinity School

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 19

  46.7

  Attainment 8
• Wrotham School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  39.5

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision4

• Birtley House Independent School

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 11

• Grange Park School

  Foundation special school · Ages 9 to 19

• Laurel House School

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 15

• White Rocks Farm

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 25

Independent schools7

• Russell House School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

• Sevenoaks Preparatory School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 14

• Sevenoaks School

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 18

• Solefield School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 13

• The Granville School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

• The New Beacon School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 14 · Boys

• Walthamstow Hall

  Other independent school · Ages 7 to 19

Common questions about schools in Sevenoaks

How many schools are in Sevenoaks?

OfferDay lists 37 schools in Sevenoaks, including 23 primary schools and seven independent schools.

Who inspects schools in Sevenoaks?

Every school in Sevenoaks is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Sevenoaks?

OfferDay ranks schools in Sevenoaks where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.