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Amherst School

Primary

Sevenoaks · Sevenoaks · TN13 2AX http://www.amherst.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
376
cap. 384
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
22%
RWM higher · 2024/25
376
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
22%
RWM higher · 2024/25
376
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Amherst School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
78%
-2pp
88%83%78%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
22%
-3pp
30%25%20%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 22%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
26%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
44%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
45%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
376
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Witches Lane, Riverhead, Sevenoaks, TN13 2AX
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2578%22%84%47%84%26%86%44%90%85%109.0108.0109.012%376
2023/2480%25%88%48%86%30%85%46%85%82%108.0108.0108.010%378
2022/2381%20%90%50%86%24%89%56%89%88%109.0109.0108.0+1.10+0.50+2.2011%379
2018/1988%30%92%51%94%36%94%56%95%92%109.0110.0109.0+1.40+0.70+2.109%383
2017/1886%21%92%51%91%31%93%54%94%93%110.0109.0109.0+1.10-0.70+1.705%384
2016/1786%34%95%64%90%39%92%67%91%93%111.0111.0112.0+2.20-1.00+1.905%383

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2537622.912%10%9%3%4%
2023/2437823.310%10%9%4%7%
2022/2337924.211%10%6%5%10%
2021/2237920.911%10%5%6%14%
2020/2137523.214%9%4%
2018/1938324.39%8%4%2%3%
2017/1838424.15%8%4%3%3%
2016/1738324.35%8%5%3%2%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.