Seal Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Sevenoaks, Kent·TN15 0DJ
Composite score
64.9
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#2,687
National rank
#380
In South East
#94
In Kent
Top 18%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
64%
% achieving higher RWM
20%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
36 first choices, 45 places
First choices per place
0.80
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
84
any preference, for 45 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.01
00.511.5
1 per place
n/a2022n/a20230.9320240.8120250.802026

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

Every child who put Seal Church of England 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
2–11
Pupils on roll
385
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
25.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
6.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
19.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,848
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Seal Church of England Primary School

Seal Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Sevenoaks, Kent, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 385 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 11.0 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 18% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 20% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Seal Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 36 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.4%. There are about 18.4 pupils per teacher. Seal Church of England 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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