The New Beacon School
The New Beacon School is an independent school in Sevenoaks for boys aged 2 to 14. It has 284 pupils and room for 397.
Brittains Lane, Sevenoaks, TN13 2PB01732 452131newbeacon.org.ukMrs Sarah Brownsdon headmasterAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
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 | 284 | 293 | 323 | 348 | 336 | 325 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 43% | 30% | 22% | 22% | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Heath School | Independent | 0.7 miles | 132 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Solefield School | Independent | 0.7 miles | 210 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks | Academy | 0.7 miles | 213 | No overall grade 2025 | 99 | Compare |
| Sevenoaks School | Independent | 0.8 miles | 1,240 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks | Church of England | 1.1 miles | 434 | Report card 2026 | 96 | Compare |
| The Granville School | Independent | 1.2 miles | 215 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Walthamstow Hall | Independent | 1.5 miles | 416 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Amherst School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 385 | Good 2022 | 91 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The New Beacon School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The New Beacon School yet.
How many pupils does The New Beacon School have?
284 pupils aged 2 to 14 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 397 places, so it is 72% full. It is a boys' school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Brittains Lane, Sevenoaks, TN13 2PB
- Telephone
- 01732 452131
- Website
- www.newbeacon.org.uk
- Headmaster
- Mrs Sarah Brownsdon
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-14, with nursery
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Sevenoaks Kippington
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1917
- URN
- 118955 · LAESTAB 8866017 · UKPRN 10017253
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.