Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks

KentVoluntary aided school

Plymouth Drive, Sevenoaks, TN13 3RW

Headteacher: Mrs Hannah Pullen, Mrs Sharon SaundersSchool website ↗Pupils: 435 (capacity: 436)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected May 2022
Oversubscribed
74% of first-choice applicants offered a place
84%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected May 2022
74%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 24 May 2022Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
84.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
16.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 91%·Writing 92%·Maths 91%All three 84%
Reading
Expected91%
Exceeding72%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected92%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected91%
Exceeding42%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
76
How many got their first choice?
56of 76 (73.7%)
How many applied in total?
172

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
3.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
5.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
6.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
219 girls, 216 boys

Location

Loading map...

Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 88% (2015/16), currently 84%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1688.0%16.0%+2.1+1.0+0.8
2016/1788.0%16.0%+3.7-2.2+1.7
2017/1884.0%22.0%+1.1+0.8+1.6
2018/1977.0%16.0%+2.2-0.5+1.3
2022/2388.0%27.0%+4.1+2.0+3.0
2023/2486.0%25.0%---
2024/2584.0%16.0%---
Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks | Kent | SchoolCompare