OFSTED
24 April 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
195
195 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
88
45.1% of pupils
Male pupils
107
54.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.7 pts
above England
School
41.5%
Sevenoaks
15.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.9 pts
below England
School
15.4%
Sevenoaks
6.9%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Sevenoaks
1.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
71.8%
140
Any other White background
7.7%
15
African
4.1%
8
Any other Mixed background
3.6%
7
Any other ethnic group
1.5%
3
White and Asian
1.5%
3
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
22.1%
43 of
195 pupils
1.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.6 pts
above
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
77.0%
16.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Reading
14.2 pts above England
School
88.0%
Sevenoaks
76.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Writing
10.7 pts above England
School
81.0%
Sevenoaks
73.9%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Maths
9.0 pts above England
School
81.0%
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
5.09%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.13 pts
lower than
England
School
5.09%
Sevenoaks
6.13%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.77%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.04 pts
lower than
England
School
14.77%
Sevenoaks
16.57%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.27%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.47 pts
higher than
England
School
2.27%
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
92.9%
4.7 pts
above England
Horizon Primary Academy
92.9%
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.