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

Ofsted's report card from its 21 April 2026 inspection grades Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils make significant progress through the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils enjoy their time at school."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have created a highly ambitious curriculum that meets all pupils' needs."

Early years - Strong standard. "In the early years, children receive an excellent start to their education."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have the highest ambition for pupils who face barriers to success."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have high aspirations for all pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders' ambitions for pupils' personal development are high."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue their work to embed the high-quality approach to assessment across all subjects to help pupils deepen their knowledge and understanding even further".

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks reached the expected standard in reading and 91% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (95% in reading, 89% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 105 families put Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks as their first choice and 196 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.8 first choices for every place. 45 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks are St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 93% maths); St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 81% maths); Sevenoaks Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 75% maths); and Riverhead Infants' School (1.3 miles, Good).

Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

5.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 41 pupils (9.4%) received SEN support and 8 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Sevenoaks Rail Station, about 920 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Drive (opposite), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 64 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kent (101).

In 2024/25, Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks issued 2 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks are Knole Academy (1 mile) and Trinity School (1.1 miles).