Sundridge Road, Ide Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent TN14 6JT
10 reasons to choose Ide Hill Church of England Primary School
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Ide Hill Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Sevenoaks and one of the 13 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Ide Hill Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2015) inspection.
Average class size
Ide Hill Church of England Primary School has one class per year and an average class size of 21 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Ide Hill Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 7% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 17% of schools.
The Ide Hill Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Maths, English, science, computing and RE are taught separately. Other foundation subjects are typically taught within a half-termly cross curricular topic. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School to Year 2 and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.
Sport at Ide Hill Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Ide Hill Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.50am to 3.15pm though after school clubs may extend the day to 4.15pm.
Find another school near Ide Hill Church of England Primary School
Radnor House Preparatory School, Sevenoaks (2.5 miles); The New Beacon School (3.3 miles); Solefield Preparatory School (3.9 miles).
Weald Community Primary School (3.7 miles); Chevening, St Botolph’s Church of England Primary School (3.8 miles); Amherst School (3.9 miles).
Radnor House, Sevenoaks (Combe Bank School) (2.5 miles); Sevenoaks School (3.9 miles); Walthamstow Hall (5 miles).
The Judd School (9.1 miles); Tonbridge Grammar School (9.6 miles); Weald of Kent Grammar School (9.8 miles).