St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Sevenoaks, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.012 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks is a primary school in Sevenoaks, Kent for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 April 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.012 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 2.012 miles from the school, the 201st shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception last distance moved further out from 2025 to 2026, the biggest swing of its published years; every applicant was offered a place in 1 of those 3 years.
- Reception 2026 had 12 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 0.4 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 426 Kent primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 23% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bayham Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3XD
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 208 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They talk with pride about the fact they know everyone’s name and get on well together.”
- “Pupils are encouraged to take responsibility for their own actions and choices.”
To improve
- “However, while pupils enjoy these and remember each event, they do not join it up with their learning and so do not get the full intended benefit.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sevenoaks Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Seal Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Riverhead Infants' School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Amherst School 1.6 mi Good
- Dunton Green Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Otford Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published