Kemsing Primary SchoolSeal Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Kemsing Primary School and Seal Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Sevenoaks.

  • Kemsing Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Seal Church of England Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Kemsing Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Kemsing Primary School was judged Good and Seal Church of England Primary 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 84.0% for Kemsing Primary School and 64.0% for Seal Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Kemsing Primary School (79.0% in 2022-23, 84.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kemsing Primary School versus Seal Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SevenoaksKemsing Primary SchoolSevenoaksSeal Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC63/100
Local ranking61st of 450 in Kent Stronger figure339th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll174 385
Capacity210 444
LocationSevenoaks, TN15 6PU Sevenoaks, TN15 0DJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard84.0% Stronger figure64.0% 62.0%
At higher standard28.0% Stronger figure20.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census174 385
Free school meals (ever 6)16.1% 25.4%
English as an additional language6.3% 6.2%
SEN support12.6% 19.2%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 3.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure5.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.5% Stronger figure11.8% 15.8%

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.

Kemsing Primary School

Seal Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Kemsing Primary School · Seal Church of England Primary School