Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolAmherst School

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

Summary of the comparison

Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Amherst School are primary schools in Sevenoaks.

  • Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 42 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.

  • Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 57.0% for Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 78.0% for Amherst School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (44.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Amherst School (81.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Amherst School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SevenoaksSundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSevenoaksAmherst SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD42/100B70/100Stronger figure
Local ranking360th of 450 in Kent 72nd of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll69 376
Capacity105 384
LocationSevenoaks, TN14 6EA Sevenoaks, TN13 2AX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% 78.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 22.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census69 376
Free school meals (ever 6)58.0% 8.5%
English as an additional language7.2% 9.8%
SEN support29.0% 9.6%
SEN with an EHC plan11.6% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence8.5% 3.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence30.6% 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.

Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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