Community school · Kent

Plaxtol Primary School

4–11Ages
85Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118309URN

School Lane, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.2 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

40 applications for 15 places · 134th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

21 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
24 January 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Kent median (2.4) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

40 applications · 15 places offered · 8 named it first

2026 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.5; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.7; Kent median median 2.3
2022 3.0; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.4; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2018 3.0; Kent median median 2.1
2017 3.1; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.9; Kent median median 2.5
2015 3.3; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.4; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	15	40	2.7	8	0.53
Sep 2025	15	32	2.1	11	0.73
Sep 2024	6	21	3.5	5	0.83
Sep 2023	11	30	2.7	10	0.91
Sep 2022	10	30	3.0	10	1.00
Sep 2021	10	27	2.7	7	0.70
Sep 2020	14	33	2.4	15	1.07
Sep 2019	15	36	2.4	13	0.87
Sep 2018	12	36	3.0	11	0.92
Sep 2017	15	47	3.1	25	1.67
Sep 2016	14	41	2.9	10	0.71
Sep 2015	11	36	3.3	11	1.00
Sep 2014	16	39	2.4	20	1.25

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 85% · Maths 100% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%24th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	85%	8%	110	108
2023/24	77%	23%	109	106
2022/23	79%	21%	109	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Plaxtol Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Shipbourne School
1.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

5.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Kent

Good2022

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Ightham Primary School
3.4 km · Kent

2026

3.1applications per place
Borough Green Primary School
4.0 km · Kent

Good2024

1.7applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Hadlow Primary School
4.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Primary School
4.8 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
4.8 km · Kent

Good2022

2.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118309 · 886/2188
Capacity: 109 pupils · 85 on roll
Free school meals: 17.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Lane, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QD
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources