Best Schools in Westerham

How many schools are there in Westerham?

Westerham has 6 open schools: 4 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Westerham?

None of the 6 graded schools in Westerham currently holds an Outstanding rating. 5 are rated Good, so 83% are 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.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Westerham get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Westerham with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Charles Darwin School, with an Attainment 8 score of 41.1 and 31% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Valence School, with an Attainment 8 score of 5.5 and 0% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Charles Darwin SchoolValence School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Westerham have the best SATs results?

Of the 4 primary schools in Westerham with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Cudham Church of England Primary School (100% in reading, 75% in maths); Churchill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (92% in reading, 76% in maths); and Biggin Hill Primary School (71% in reading, 63% 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.

Cudham Church of England Primary SchoolChurchill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBiggin Hill Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Westerham?

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

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Westerham have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Westerham have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council 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 Westerham?

Apply to your council - Bromley or Kent, depending on your address - 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.