Dunton Green Primary SchoolAmherst School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sevenoaks.

Summary of the comparison

Dunton Green Primary School and Amherst School are primary schools in Sevenoaks.

  • Dunton Green Primary School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Amherst School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Amherst School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Dunton Green Primary School was judged Good and Amherst School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 43.0% for Dunton Green Primary School and 78.0% for Amherst School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Dunton Green Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 43.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Amherst School (81.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Dunton Green Primary School versus Amherst School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SevenoaksDunton Green Primary SchoolSevenoaksAmherst SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD45/100B70/100Stronger figure
Local ranking330th of 450 in Kent 72nd of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll169 376
Capacity210 384
LocationSevenoaks, TN13 2UP Sevenoaks, TN13 2AX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard43.0% 78.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 22.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census169 376
Free school meals (ever 6)34.3% 8.5%
English as an additional language14.8% 9.8%
SEN support12.4% 9.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 3.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence20.0% 3.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Dunton Green Primary School

Amherst School

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