Voluntary controlled school · Kent

St Lawrence Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
87Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118704URN

Church Road, Stone Street, Sevenoaks, TN15 0LN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

31 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%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 · 27 September 2022Ofsted'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

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

31 applications · 12 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.2; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Kent median median 2.3
2022 3.1; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.8; Kent median median 2.2
2019 3.7; Kent median median 2.1
2018 3.1; Kent median median 2.1
2017 3.2; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.3; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.8; Kent median median 2.4
2014 4.9; 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	12	31	2.6	9	0.75
Sep 2025	12	38	3.2	17	1.42
Sep 2024	10	36	3.6	10	1.00
Sep 2023	12	30	2.5	10	0.83
Sep 2022	12	37	3.1	11	0.92
Sep 2021	12	26	2.2	12	1.00
Sep 2020	12	34	2.8	14	1.17
Sep 2019	12	44	3.7	11	0.92
Sep 2018	9	28	3.1	9	1.00
Sep 2017	13	42	3.2	17	1.31
Sep 2016	12	40	3.3	10	0.83
Sep 2015	12	33	2.8	9	0.75
Sep 2014	12	59	4.9	18	1.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 100% · Maths 75% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%89th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard100%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth38%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	75%	13%	110	104
2023/24	59%	6%	108	104
2022/23	67%	17%	111	104

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 Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

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

2026

3.1applications per place
Plaxtol Primary School
3.2 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good2024

5.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Seal Church of England Primary School
3.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks
4.0 km · Kent

Good2023

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

2026

3.3applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Kemsing Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Borough Green Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

Good2024

1.7applications per place 30%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118704 · 886/3201
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 84 pupils · 87 on roll
Free school meals: 12.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Road, Stone Street, Sevenoaks, TN15 0LN
Local authority: Kent · Sevenoaks

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