Crockenhill Primary School

About Crockenhill Primary School

If you're looking for a school where parents feel genuinely positive about their child's experience, Crockenhill Primary School makes a strong impression. In the most recent Parent View survey, 91% of the 46 respondents said they would recommend the school to other parents. That's a very high level of endorsement. The school is also clearly popular in the local area: for the 2025/26 academic year, it received 85 applications for just 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.83. Of those applications, 25 put Crockenhill as their first preference, and 23 of those families were offered a place. Parents report particularly high satisfaction with communication — 85% strongly agreed that the school makes them aware of what their child will learn, and 63% strongly agreed that the school lets them know how their child is doing. The school also scored well on happiness and safety, with 74% strongly agreeing their child is happy and 78% strongly agreeing their child feels safe.

Academically, Crockenhill's results sit around the middle of the pack. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That's slightly below the Kent local authority average of 63%. The school's ranking within Sevenoaks reflects this: it sits 29th out of 38 primary schools, placing it in the bottom half of the local authority. Looking at individual subjects, reading was the strongest area, with 76% of pupils reaching the expected standard and 34% reaching the higher standard. Maths was weaker, with 62% at the expected standard and 21% at the higher standard. The average scaled scores were 106 in reading and 103 in maths. Nationally, Crockenhill ranks in the 59th percentile among all primary schools, meaning it performs better than just over half of schools across the country. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2024 rated the quality of education, early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes all as Good, though leadership and management was judged as Requires improvement.

Crockenhill is a smaller-than-average primary school, with 203 pupils against a capacity of 210. It serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage — 30.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is notably high for Kent. The school has a broad range of SEND provisions on offer, including support for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and social, emotional and mental health difficulties. 22% of parents who responded to the survey said their child has SEND, and all of those who answered the relevant question agreed that the school gives them the support they need. Facilities include a forest school, playing fields, art and music rooms, and an ICT suite. There's a decent selection of clubs, from choir and drama to gardening and film club, plus sports including football, cricket, swimming and gymnastics. The school does not have a nursery or sixth form. For families in the Sevenoaks area, this is a well-regarded community school that is clearly in demand, though its academic results are modest compared with the strongest performers in the local authority.

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