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St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks

Church Road, Stone Street, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0LN

St Lawrence CofE Primary School, Sevenoaks TN15

10 reasons to choose St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks

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St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Sevenoaks and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.

School fundamentals

St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary controlled faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.

Average class size

St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks has four mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 22 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.

The St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French, Spanish. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects where appropriate. 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 for all pupils and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.

The Arts at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

School hours are from 8.55am to 3.15pm. Breakfast club from 8.00am and after school clubs can extend the day to 4.15pm.

Find another school near St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks

Independent Prep Schools

Sevenoaks Preparatory School (2.2 miles); Walthamstow Hall Junior School (4 miles); The Granville School (4.1 miles).

State Primary Schools

Shipbourne School (2.7 miles); Sevenoaks Primary School (3.8 miles); Lady Boswell’s Church of England Primary School (4 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Walthamstow Hall (3.7 miles); Sevenoaks School (4.3 miles); Sackville School (5 miles).

State Senior Schools

The Judd School (7.4 miles); Tonbridge Grammar School (7.5 miles); Weald of Kent Grammar School (7.6 miles).

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