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Ightham Primary School

Community school · Sevenoaks · TN15 9DD

Ages 4–11 · 210 pupils · Kent

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

1.30 · Competitive

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)63%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.1%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
181

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.30 · Competitive

1st preferences

39

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
87
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill100%

210 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
210
Boys / girls
110 / 100
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
210 / 210 (100%)
Free school meals
4.3%
FSM pupils
9
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr David Sherhod

Location

Address
Oldbury Lane, Ightham
Postcode
TN15 9DD
Town
Sevenoaks
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Tonbridge
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural village

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Sevenoaks, Kent, 210 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 4.3%.

Open schools in Sevenoaks
37
Primary schools in Sevenoaks
23
Academies among open schools in Sevenoaks
22% (8)
Open schools in TN15
14
Primary in TN15
9
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr David Sherhod

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