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Plaxtol Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

School Lane, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks TN15 0QD · plaxtol.kent.sch.uk · 01732 810200

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
85%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
85
78% of 109 places
Local authority
Kent
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
17.6%
First language not English
8.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 8 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 10 (Places 10)10September 2023: 10 (Places 11)10September 2024: 5 (Places 6)5September 2025: 11 (Places 15)11September 2026: 8 (Places 15)8Places 15
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261580.588%
September 2025Sept 202515110.7100%
September 2024Sept 2024650.8100%
September 2023Sept 202311100.9100%
September 2022Sept 202210101100%

Results

In 2024/25, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 70% (England 53%)70%2016/17: 71% (England 61%)71%2017/18: 71% (England 64%)71%2018/19: 71% (England 65%)71%2022/23: 79% (England 60%)79%2023/24: 77% (England 61%)77%2024/25: 85% (England 62%)85%England 62%

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 21 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Plaxtol Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
21 Mar 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Oct 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
84%
Replies
45
46% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▼84% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲94% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲95% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●93% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲85% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲80% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼26% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 31% who had a child bullied

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