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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 20 January 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Seal Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN 118605
- 3 October 2011Graded inspection: Good · as Seal Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN 118605
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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 entry84 applications · 45 places offered · 36 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
- 2025 2.7; Kent median median 2.3
- 2024 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
- 2023 2.0; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2022 1.9; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2021 2.0; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2020 1.6; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2019 2.4; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2018 1.6; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2017 1.9; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2016 2.5; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2015 0.7; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2014 0.7; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Kent median
Dashed bars: as Seal Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 118605), the previous school.
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 | 45 | 84 | 1.9 | 36 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2025 | 43 | 116 | 2.7 | 35 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2024 | 44 | 108 | 2.5 | 41 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 * | 60 | 118 | 2.0 | 50 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2022 * | 51 | 99 | 1.9 | 49 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 * | 53 | 105 | 2.0 | 51 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 * | 52 | 84 | 1.6 | 37 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2019 * | 43 | 101 | 2.4 | 40 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2018 * | 50 | 78 | 1.6 | 38 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2017 * | 42 | 80 | 1.9 | 34 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 74 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2015 * | 60 | 43 | 0.7 | 16 | 0.27 |
| Sep 2014 * | 40 | 28 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.23 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 76% · Writing 74% · Maths 68% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Kent median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 64% | 20% | 106 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 16% | 108 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 73% | 16% | 108 | 106 |
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
- Seal Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- Good20233.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · KentRemains Good20221.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · KentRemains Good20233.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 20263.3applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · KentRemains Good20233.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
- 3.5 km · KentGood20222.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 3.5 km · KentGood20242.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 149978 · 886/3035
- Trust
- Inspire Academy Movement Trust
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 444 pupils · 317 on roll
- Free school meals
- 28.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2023
- Replaced
- Seal Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 118605)
- Address
- Zambra Way, Seal, Seal Primary School, Sevenoaks, TN15 0DJ
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources