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Amherst School

Sevenoaks · TN13 2AX

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 385 pupils, 8.8% FSM

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Amherst School

General Information

Address: Witches Lane, Riverhead, Sevenoaks, TN13 2AX – View on map
Phone: 01732452577
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Reid
Age range: 7-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

385 pupils out of 384 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 34
% eligible for free school meals: 8.8%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (more mixed than the Sevenoaks average)
English as an additional language: 8% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 6% a year (Sevenoaks 16.7%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 28% moved to another school, 72% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Kent: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 21 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 32 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Kent (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 3.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 22 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 14 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Behaviour

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Headteacher Approval

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 78% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 22% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 9 percentage points above the Sevenoaks average (69%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 80% against an expected 70%)
3-year average (expected standard): 80%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 84% · Writing 84% · Maths 86% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 85%
Average test scores: reading 109, maths 108
Based on: 96 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolSevenoaks averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 9 percentage points above the Sevenoaks average (69%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 9th of 39 junior and primary schools in the area

=6Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks84%
#8Weald Community Primary School83%
=9Amherst School78%
=9St Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School78%
#11Horizon Primary Academy77%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Four Elms Primary School100%
#2Leigh Academy Hartley90%
#3St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks89%
#4Chiddingstone Church of England School87%
#5Halstead Community Primary School86%
=6Kemsing Primary School84%
=6Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks84%
#8Weald Community Primary School83%
=9Amherst School78%
=9St Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School78%
#11Horizon Primary Academy77%
=12Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School76%
=12Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School76%
=14Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield75%
=14St Lawrence Church of England Primary School75%
=14St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School75%
#17Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School73%
#18Edenbridge Primary School72%
#19Crockham Hill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School71%
#20Churchill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School68%
#21Leigh Primary School67%
#22Hextable Primary School66%
#23Sevenoaks Primary School65%
#24Seal Church of England Primary School64%
=25High Firs Primary School63%
=25Ide Hill Church of England Primary School63%
=25Otford Primary School63%
=25St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks63%
#29Fordcombe Church of England Primary School62%
#30St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School60%
#31St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School59%
#32Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School57%
#33Downsview Community Primary School52%
#34The Anthony Roper Primary School51%
#35Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School50%
#36Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School46%
#37New Ash Green Primary School45%
#38Dunton Green Primary School43%
#39Crockenhill Primary School41%

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1st of 1 junior schools in Sevenoaks for Ofsted rating

#1Amherst SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Amherst SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,872 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 1 junior schools in Sevenoaks for spending per pupil

#1Amherst School£6,872

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Amherst School£6,872

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