Voluntary controlled school · Kent

St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks

4–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118606URN

Bayham Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3XD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

1.0 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

102 applications for 30 places · 52nd of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

25 April 2023
Graded inspection: Good
10 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

3.4applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Kent median (2.4) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

102 applications · 30 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.3; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.8; Kent median median 2.4
2023 4.1; Kent median median 2.3
2022 3.0; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.5; Kent median median 2.2
2020 4.9; Kent median median 2.2
2019 4.5; Kent median median 2.1
2018 4.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 4.5; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.7; Kent median median 2.5
2015 5.1; Kent median median 2.4
2014 4.1; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 13 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	30	102	3.4	12	0.40
Sep 2025	30	98	3.3	32	1.07
Sep 2024	30	83	2.8	26	0.87
Sep 2023	21	87	4.1	17	0.81
Sep 2022	30	89	3.0	25	0.83
Sep 2021	30	105	3.5	46	1.53
Sep 2020	30	146	4.9	57	1.90
Sep 2019	29	131	4.5	42	1.45
Sep 2018	30	140	4.7	47	1.57
Sep 2017	30	134	4.5	31	1.03
Sep 2016	30	110	3.7	38	1.27
Sep 2015	31	159	5.1	52	1.68
Sep 2014	30	122	4.1	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 80% · Maths 81% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%224th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	63%	23%	107	106
2023/24	67%	17%	109	106
2022/23	72%	28%	108	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

St John's Church of England Primary School, SevenoaksThis school
This school

Good2023

3.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks
0.9 km · Kent

2026

3.3applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Sevenoaks Primary School
0.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks
1.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Seal Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Riverhead Infants' School
2.2 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place
Amherst School
2.6 km · Kent

Good2022

78%met the SATs standard
Dunton Green Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Good2024

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Otford Primary School
3.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118606 · 886/3037
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 14.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bayham Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3XD
Local authority: Kent · Sevenoaks

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