Ide Hill Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Sevenoaks, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.606 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Ide Hill Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Sevenoaks, Kent for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 17 December 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Ide Hill Church of England Primary School 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 | 3.606 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
- In 2024/25, 63% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 44% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 26 first-choice applications for 26 offers; 21 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- 5.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
- There are 26.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
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
- Sundridge Road, Ide Hill, Sevenoaks, TN14 6JT
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 154 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 17 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils bubble with excitement when they talk about their opportunities at this happy and friendly school.”
- “They say that staff make their learning fun.”
- “Pupils benefit from a wide range of clubs and activities, such as forest school.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not always remember key knowledge as well in all other subjects.”
- “In history and geography, for example, sometimes pupils remember the exciting experiences they have had, but not the important knowledge that they need to build their next learning on.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 January 2025 (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: 26 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 21 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.
- Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Four Elms Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crockham Hill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Weald Community Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Amherst School 2.8 mi Good
- Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Churchill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Riverhead Infants' School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published