Voluntary aided school · Kent

Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks

5–11Ages
434Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118721URN

Plymouth Drive, Sevenoaks, TN13 3RW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.8 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

196 applications for 60 places · 65th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 21 April 2026Published 22 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

21 April 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
24 May 2022
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Kent median (2.4) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

196 applications · 60 places offered · 105 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.7; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.4; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.6; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.1; Kent median median 2.5
2015 3.2; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.4; 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	60	196	3.3	105	1.75
Sep 2025	60	172	2.9	76	1.27
Sep 2024	60	153	2.6	75	1.25
Sep 2023	60	173	2.9	79	1.32
Sep 2022	60	159	2.7	74	1.23
Sep 2021	60	140	2.3	55	0.92
Sep 2020	60	146	2.4	56	0.93
Sep 2019	60	134	2.2	57	0.95
Sep 2018	59	161	2.7	73	1.24
Sep 2017	60	158	2.6	76	1.27
Sep 2016	60	186	3.1	84	1.40
Sep 2015	59	191	3.2	82	1.39
Sep 2014	60	146	2.4	53	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 92% · Maths 91% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%29th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard72%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard42%

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	84%	16%	111	108
2023/24	86%	25%	110	109
2022/23	88%	27%	112	109

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

Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, SevenoaksThis school
This school

2026

3.3applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks
0.6 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks
0.9 km · Kent

Good2023

3.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Sevenoaks Primary School
1.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Riverhead Infants' School
2.1 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place
Amherst School
2.4 km · Kent

Good2022

78%met the SATs standard
Seal Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Dunton Green Primary School
3.1 km · Kent

Good2024

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118721 · 886/3317
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 436 pupils · 434 on roll
Free school meals: 5.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Plymouth Drive, Sevenoaks, TN13 3RW
Local authority: Kent · Sevenoaks

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