Amherst School is a primary school located in Sevenoaks. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/02/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Witches Lane, Sevenoaks

School Information

Address: Witches Lane, Sevenoaks, TN13 2AX
Website: http://www.amherst.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01732452577
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Reid
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136499

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/02/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 384
Number of Pupils: 375
Number of Boys: 202
Number of Girls: 173

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.7
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.5 to 1.9
Maths
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 1 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:88%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:30%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Amherst School
Witches Lane , Riverhead TN13 2AX 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Riverhead Infants' School
Worships Hill , TN13 2AS 		4out of 4 454 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Chevening Road , Chipstead TN13 2SA 		4out of 4 1,447 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Dunton Green Primary School
London Road , Dunton Green TN13 2UR 		3out of 4 1,757 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sevenoaks Primary School
Bradbourne Park Road , TN13 3LB 		3out of 4 1,941 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Knole Academy
Knole Academy , Bradbourne Vale Road TN13 3LE 		3out of 4 1,727 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Granville School
2 Bradbourne Park Road , TN13 3LJ 		- not rated 1,549 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The New Beacon School
Brittains Lane , TN13 2PB 		- not rated 2,592 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Walthamstow Hall
Holly Bush Lane , TN13 3UL 		- not rated 2,685 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Radnor House Sevenoaks
Combe Bank Drive , Sundridge TN14 6AE 		- not rated 3,069 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Sevenoaks School
High Street , Sevenoaks TN13 1HU 		- not rated 3,119 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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