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EnglandSevenoaks

Schools in Sevenoaks

Set on the Greensand Ridge in west Kent, where the North Downs give way to the Weald, Sevenoaks is defined by Knole Park, a thousand-acre deer park surrounding the fifteenth-century Knole House.

South Park is among the most sought-after pockets for school catchments, with families competing for places across primary and secondary phases. A market settlement since the thirteenth century, the town's built-up area reached around 26,000 residents at the 2021 census. Sevenoaks station runs South Eastern Main Line trains into London Bridge and Charing Cross in around thirty minutes. Seal and Kippington form quieter residential outliers.

Area Performance

Sevenoaks schools rank in the top 40% of England

Across 34 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.68/10, +0.25 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

24% Elite

Distribution across all Sevenoaks schools

24%
24%
53%
EliteExcellentGood

Sevenoaks vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 40%

Across all ranked Sevenoaks schools

Top 38%Primaryavg #5,722 of 14,978
Top 43%Secondaryavg #1,566 of 3,680
Top 43%Sixth formavg #1,015 of 2,376

Primary schools: 23 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
+0.18 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#5,722
+12 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 38% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
68%
+6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
13%
+5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
+0.18 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#5,722
+12 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 38% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
68%
+6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
13%
+5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%

Secondary schools: 5 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.9/10
+0.52 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,566
+7 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 43% of 3,680

% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
79%
+23 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
33.9
-5.2 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.9/10
+0.52 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,566
+7 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 43% of 3,680

% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
79%
+23 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
33.9
-5.2 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1

Sixth form schools: 6 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.0/10
+0.29 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,015
+7 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 43% of 2,376

% A*-A at A-Level
34%
+9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
61%
+11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.0/10
+0.29 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,015
+7 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 43% of 2,376

% A*-A at A-Level
34%
+9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
61%
+11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%

Overall Oxbridge

#585

3 ranked schools · +329 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

108

Offers

25

Offer rate23.1%
+0.8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Oxford

#160

2 ranked schools · +93 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198

Applications

54

Offers

13

Offer rate24.1%
+9.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%

Cambridge

#263

3 ranked schools · +510 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881

Applications

54

Offers

12

Offer rate22.2%
-7.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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