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West Heath School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 9–20 · Independent special school

Ashgrove Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1SR · westheathschool.com · 01732 460553

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
14.7
average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
Pupils
132
73% of 180 places
Local authority
Kent

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 14.7, and 13.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 9.4 (England 46.3)9.42017/18: 6.1 (England 46.5)6.12018/19: 11.5 (England 46.7)11.52021/22: 11.3 (England 48.8)11.32022/23: 15.6 (England 46.3)15.62023/24: 13.1 (England 45.9)13.12024/25: 14.7 (England 46.0)14.7England 46.0

Ofsted

West Heath School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 April 2025, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
1 Apr 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
69%
Replies
29
21% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼73% agreeEngland 92%
Child feels safe▼69% agreeEngland 92%
Pupils are well behaved▼66% agreeEngland 88%
School has high expectations▼65% agreeEngland 86%
Child does well▼65% agreeEngland 89%
Told what child will learn▼69% agreeEngland 86%
Told how child is doing▼83% agreeEngland 91%
Good range of subjects▼82% agreeEngland 89%
Can join clubs and activities●79% agreeEngland 81%
Supports personal development▼83% agreeEngland 87%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 82%

based on the 90% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼27% agreeEngland 59%

based on the 48% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼69% agreeEngland 84%

based on 29 parents (100%) with SEND

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