Plaxtol Primary SchoolSt Lawrence Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Plaxtol Primary School and St Lawrence Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Sevenoaks.

  • Plaxtol Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Lawrence Church of England Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Lawrence Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Plaxtol Primary School was judged Good and St Lawrence 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 85.0% for Plaxtol Primary School and 75.0% for St Lawrence Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Plaxtol Primary School (79.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Plaxtol Primary School versus St Lawrence Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SevenoaksPlaxtol Primary SchoolSevenoaksSt Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking160th of 450 in Kent 128th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll76 84
Capacity109 84
LocationSevenoaks, TN15 0QD Sevenoaks, TN15 0LN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard85.0% Stronger figure75.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 110.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census76 84
Free school meals (ever 6)17.1% 8.3%
English as an additional language2.6% 2.4%
SEN support7.9% 22.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence5.6% Stronger figure7.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence15.1% Stronger figure18.2% 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.

Plaxtol Primary School

St Lawrence Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Plaxtol Primary School · St Lawrence Church of England Primary School