Knole Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Sevenoaks · TN13 3LE · Kent
Ages 11–19
- Att842.7
- P8-0.5
- EM5+43%
- Absence11.6%
1.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 139554
Trinity School
Free schools · Sevenoaks · TN13 3SL
Ages 11–19 · 1,153 pupils · Kent
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
50.0
Overall absence
7.5%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-05-12
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.26
−20+2
Attainment 850.0
English & maths grade 5+49%
English & maths grade 4+69%
EBacc entry41%
EBacc APS: 4.4
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.6%
Unauthorised2.2%
- Authorised absence
- 5.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 934
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill101%
1,153 pupils · 1,140 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,153
- Boys / girls
- 601 / 552
- School capacity
- 1,140
- Capacity fill
- 1,153 / 1,140 (101%)
- Free school meals
- 18%
- FSM pupils
- 167
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Free schools
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Christian
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Governance
- Academy trust: TRINITY SCHOOL SEVENOAKS LTD
- Academy trust
- TRINITY SCHOOL SEVENOAKS LTD
- Headteacher
- Dr Matthew Pawson
Location
- Address
- Seal Hollow Rd
- Postcode
- TN13 3SL
- Town
- Sevenoaks
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Kent
- District
- Sevenoaks
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–19, in Sevenoaks, Kent, 1,153 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 18%. Religious character: Christian.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Seal Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Sevenoaks · TN15 0DJ · Kent
Ages 2–11
- KS273%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM28.8%
0.5 miles away
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Sevenoaks · TN13 3XD · Kent
Ages 4–11
- KS272%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM14.9%
0.6 miles away
Other independent school
Sevenoaks · TN13 3UL · Kent
Ages 7–19
- Att816.0
- EM5+0%
0.8 miles away
Sevenoaks Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Sevenoaks · TN13 3LB · Kent
Ages 4–11
- KS258%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM16.3%
0.9 miles away
Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks
Ofsted: Strong standardVoluntary aided school · Primary
Sevenoaks · TN13 3RW · Kent
Ages 5–11
- KS288%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM5.1%
1.1 miles away
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Sevenoaks · TN13 1EH · Kent
Ages 3–11
- KS259%
- Absence3.4%
- FSM9.1%
1.5 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Dr Matthew Pawson
- Telephone
- 01732469111