St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks

School overview

St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks is a primary school serving Sevenoaks, Kent, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 201 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 4.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 14% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 23% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.