Chevening Road, Chipstead, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 2SA
10 reasons to choose Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Primary School
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Chevening, St Botolph’s Church of England Primary School 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 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Chevening, St Botolph’s Church of England Primary School 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 aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2019) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Chevening, St Botolph’s Church of England Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Chevening, St Botolph’s Church of England Primary School 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 Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately and are organised by topics. 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 and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Chevening, St Botolph's 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 Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Two choirs and orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am (school staff) to 6.00pm (external contractor).
Find another school near Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Primary School
Radnor House Preparatory School, Sevenoaks (1.3 miles); The Granville School (2.5 miles); The New Beacon School (2.7 miles).
Amherst School (1.4 miles); Sevenoaks Primary School (2.7 miles); Otford Primary School (2.9 miles).
Radnor House, Sevenoaks (Combe Bank School) (1.3 miles); Walthamstow Hall (3.1 miles); Sevenoaks School (3.3 miles).
St Olave’s and St Saviour’s Grammar School (6.6 miles); Newstead Wood School (7.9 miles); Darrick Wood School (8.1 miles).