Best Schools in Sevenoaks

How many schools are there in Sevenoaks?

Sevenoaks has 38 open schools: 23 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 8 independent and 4 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Sevenoaks are rated Outstanding?

2 schools in Sevenoaks were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks; and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks. Counting Good as well, 96% of the 25 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, SevenoaksSt Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Sevenoaks get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in Sevenoaks with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Trinity School, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.7 and 45% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Wrotham School, with an Attainment 8 score of 42.1 and 34% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Knole Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 41.3 and 36% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Trinity SchoolWrotham SchoolKnole Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Sevenoaks have the best SATs results?

Of the 21 primary schools in Sevenoaks with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Halstead Community Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Plaxtol Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); and Weald Community Primary School (100% in reading, 83% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Halstead Community Primary SchoolPlaxtol Primary SchoolWeald Community Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Sevenoaks?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Sevenoaks selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Sevenoaks have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Sevenoaks have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Kent allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Sevenoaks?

Apply to Kent through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.