St Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Sevenoaks, Kent·TN14 7LS
Composite score
58.9
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#4,270
National rank
#631
In South East
#147
In Kent
Top 29%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
78%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
22 first choices, 27 places
First choices per place
0.81
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
52
any preference, for 27 places
Applications from another council area
36%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.14
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020220.8320230.8120240.9520250.812026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
177
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
8.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,765
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

St Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School at a glance

Located in Sevenoaks, Kent, St Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 177 pupils aged 4 to 11. 78% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 13.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 27 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 16.4 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 above.

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