OFSTED
21 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
24 May 2022
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Published
10 July 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Kent
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
434
434 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
224
51.6% of pupils
Male pupils
210
48.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.7 pts
below England
School
5.1%
Sevenoaks
15.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.7 pts
below England
School
13.6%
Sevenoaks
6.9%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
Sevenoaks
1.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
68.2%
296
Any other White background
15.9%
69
White and Asian
5.5%
24
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
14
Any other ethnic group
1.4%
6
Chinese
1.4%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.3%
49 of
434 pupils
9.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
84.0%
23.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
91.0%
Reading
17.2 pts above England
School
91.0%
Sevenoaks
76.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Writing
21.7 pts above England
School
92.0%
Sevenoaks
73.9%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
91.0%
Maths
19.0 pts above England
School
91.0%
Sevenoaks
71.9%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.36%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.85 pts
lower than
England
School
3.36%
Sevenoaks
6.13%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.21%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.61 pts
lower than
England
School
4.21%
Sevenoaks
16.57%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Sevenoaks
1.39%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.5%
11.4 pts
above England
Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks
99.5%
Sevenoaks
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.