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Sevenoaks School

Independent · ages 11-18MixedIndependent1,240 pupilsSixth formSevenoaksKent
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places20 spare1,240 pupils, 1,260 places
Average A level gradez2024/25
Pupils on roll1,240Census January 2024

Sevenoaks School is an independent school in Sevenoaks for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 1,240 pupils and room for 1,260.

High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, Sevenoaks, TN13 1HU01732 455133sevenoaksschool.orgMr Jesse Elzinga headAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

245 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score14.6
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths0%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 9.59.520182019: 6.86.820192022: 6.66.620222023: 19.919.920232024: 18.618.620242025: 14.614.62025
Since 2018: +5.1
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018KentEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11245185175228160150
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 814.618.619.96.66.89.547.846.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%48%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%67%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.340.450.580.470.430.704.284.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%48%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 8 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Strongest subjects

Computer Science100%grades 9 to 5, England 56%
English Language97%grades 9 to 5, England 54%
Classical Civilisation100%grades 9 to 5, England 58%
Art and Design100%grades 9 to 5, England 58%
What is taught hereOffers 2 languages, computer science, classics.

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
English Language191 entries
97%England 54%
Art and Design89 entries
100%England 58%
100%England 56%
Latin47 entries
98%England 82%
Drama28 entries
100%England 60%
95%England 49%
100%England 58%
Classical Greek10 entries
100%England 86%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
English Language19175%97%100%54%
Art and Design8981%100%100%58%
Computer Science4894%100%100%56%
Latin4794%98%100%82%
Drama2886%100%100%60%
Other Modern Languages1995%95%95%49%
Classical Civilisation1990%100%100%58%
Classical Greek1080%100%100%86%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

245 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradez
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students245225232227432434
Average A level gradezzzNENE

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
14.314.9
Gap 0.6England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

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.

Pupils on roll1,240Census January 2024
Places1,26098% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support27%331 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls616 / 624
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll1,2401,2441,2151,1811,1681,159
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support24%19%14%11%14%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%0%0%

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 232 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training68%and stayed there for at least six months
Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training68%68%68%
Education63%63%61%
Apprenticeship0%0%0%
Work5%6%7%
Not in education, work or training7%5%5%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m11512 months to June 2026, mostly shoplifting
Local crime rate80 per 1,000 people12% lower than the England average
Typical house price£480,000Sevenoaks
Nearest bus stop100 mSevenoaks School, 7 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Solefield SchoolIndependent470 m210Not inspectedCompare
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, SevenoaksAcademy740 m213No overall grade 202599Compare
Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, SevenoaksChurch of England970 m434Report card 202696Compare
The New Beacon SchoolIndependent0.8 miles284Not inspectedCompare
West Heath SchoolIndependent0.8 miles132Not inspectedCompare
Walthamstow HallIndependent0.9 miles416Not inspectedCompare
The Granville SchoolIndependent1.1 miles215Not inspectedCompare
St John's Church of England Primary School, SevenoaksChurch of England1.1 miles208Good 202368Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Sevenoaks School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Sevenoaks School yet.

How good are Sevenoaks School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 14.6, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Sevenoaks School have?

1,240 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 1,260 places, so it is 98% full.

Does Sevenoaks School have a sixth form?

Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was z.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, Sevenoaks, TN13 1HU
Telephone
01732 455133
Website
www.sevenoaksschool.org
Head
Mr Jesse Elzinga
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Kent
Ward
Sevenoaks Town and St John's
Constituency
Sevenoaks
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 January 1918
URN
118952 · LAESTAB 8866014 · UKPRN 10005765

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from