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St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary controlled
Church Road, Stone Street, Sevenoaks TN15 0LN · st-lawrence-sevenoaks.kent.sch.uk · 01732 761393
On the mapSearch near TN15 0LN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 87
- 3 over 84 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 12.6%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 9 families put the school first and 12 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 12 | 9 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 12 | 17 | 1.4▲ | 53% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 12 | 10 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 12 | 11 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 32
- 40% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (31%) with SEND