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West Heath School

Special · ages 9-20MixedIndependent132 pupilsKent
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths14%England 46%
Places48 spare132 pupils, 180 places
Pupils on roll132Census January 2024

West Heath School is an independent special school in Kent for boys and girls aged 9 to 20. It has 132 pupils and room for 180.

West Heath School, Ashgrove Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1SR01732 460553westheathschool.comMrs Photini Bohacek principal and chief executiveAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

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

Average GCSE score14.7
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths14%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths21%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 6.16.120182019: 11.511.520192022: 11.311.320222023: 15.615.620232024: 13.113.120242025: 14.714.72025
Since 2018: +8.6
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018KentEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11292824223028
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 814.713.115.611.311.56.147.846.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths14%11%8%5%3%0%48%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths21%18%33%14%17%7%67%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score1.160.991.331.050.960.484.284.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%5%0%0%48%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 4 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.

Subjects that did worse than the England average: English Language (23% here, 54% across England), Mathematics (26% here, 53% across England), Combined Science (19% here, 36% across England).

What is taught here

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

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics23 entries
26%England 53%
23%England 54%
19%England 36%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics239%26%44%53%
English Language225%23%32%54%
Combined Science160%19%38%36%
Art and Design714%43%86%58%

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.

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
13.416.0
Gap 2.6England 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 roll132Census January 2024
Places18073% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%132 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls79 / 53
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll132139144136136146
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans100%100%100%100%100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate80 per 1,000 people12% lower than the England average
Typical house price£480,000Sevenoaks
Nearest bus stop210 mAshgrove Road, 4 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 SchoolIndependent860 m210Not inspectedCompare
The New Beacon SchoolIndependent0.7 miles284Not inspectedCompare
Sevenoaks SchoolIndependent0.8 miles1,240Not inspectedCompare
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, SevenoaksAcademy1.1 miles213No overall grade 202599Compare
Weald Community Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles103No overall grade 202523Compare
Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, SevenoaksChurch of England1.4 miles434Report card 202696Compare
The Granville SchoolIndependent1.7 miles215Not inspectedCompare
Walthamstow HallIndependent1.7 miles416Not inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is West Heath School a good school?

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

How good are West Heath School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 14% 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 14.7, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does West Heath School have?

132 pupils aged 9 to 20 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 180 places, so it is 73% full.

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

Contact and details

Address
West Heath School, Ashgrove Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1SR
Telephone
01732 460553
Website
www.westheathschool.com
Principal and Chief Executive
Mrs Photini Bohacek
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 9-20
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Kent
Ward
Sevenoaks Kippington
Constituency
Sevenoaks
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
3 August 1998
URN
131611 · LAESTAB 8866079 · UKPRN 10017299

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from