Birtley House Independent School
Birtley House Independent School is an independent special school in Sevenoaks for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 30 pupils and room for 90.
Fawkham Road, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6AY01474 853192birtleyhouseschool.co.ukMr Paul Mortimer-Lee (Director) headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kent council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 30 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 45 | 40 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 27% | 13% | 5% | 13% | 8% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 70% | 87% | 95% | 87% | 93% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 730 m | 197 | Good 2024 | 18 | Compare |
| New Ash Green Primary School | Council | 2.1 miles | 400 | Good 2022 | 16 | Compare |
| Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 2.1 miles | 103 | Good 2023 | 77 | Compare |
| Leigh Academy Milestone | Academy | 2.3 miles | 374 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Leigh Academy Hartley | Academy | 2.8 miles | 445 | Outstanding 2023 | 97 | Compare |
| The Anthony Roper Primary School | Foundation | 2.9 miles | 258 | Not inspected | 11 | Compare |
| St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 3.0 miles | 195 | Good 2022 | 35 | Compare |
| Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield | Academy | 3.1 miles | 217 | Outstanding 2024 | 94 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Birtley House Independent School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Birtley House Independent School yet.
How many pupils does Birtley House Independent School have?
30 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 90 places, so it is 33% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Fawkham Road, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6AY
- Telephone
- 01474 853192
- Website
- www.birtleyhouseschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Mortimer-Lee (Director)
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Fawkham and West Kingsdown
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 24 August 2010 (new provision)
- URN
- 136211 · LAESTAB 8866136 · UKPRN 10079925
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.