Foundation school · Kent

Borough Green Primary School

4–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118847URN

School Approach, Borough Green, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.7 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

33 applications for 19 places · 336th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

30%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 · 6 March 2024Ofsted'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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Kent median (2.4) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

33 applications · 19 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.6; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.5; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.6; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 1 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	19	33	1.7	16	0.84
Sep 2025	16	35	2.2	14	0.88
Sep 2024	25	41	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2023	41	70	1.7	30	0.73
Sep 2022	32	45	1.4	28	0.88
Sep 2021	27	41	1.5	27	1.00
Sep 2020	32	55	1.7	32	1.00
Sep 2019	44	60	1.4	41	0.93
Sep 2018	41	60	1.5	32	0.78
Sep 2017	45	68	1.5	47	1.04
Sep 2016	26	66	2.5	26	1.00
Sep 2015	45	75	1.7	48	1.07
Sep 2014	38	60	1.6	34	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 50% · Maths 40% → all three 30% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard30%413th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard40%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	30%	3%	103	98
2023/24	58%	4%	105	102
2022/23	49%	5%	104	101

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

Borough Green Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Good2022

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ightham Primary School
2.3 km · Kent

2026

3.1applications per place
Plaxtol Primary School
4.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School
4.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

3.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

Good2022

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Offham Primary School
4.9 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Vigo Village School
5.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 72%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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118847 · 886/5201
Capacity: 315 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 22.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: School Approach, Borough Green, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JZ
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

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