Hextable Primary School
About Hextable Primary School
Hextable Primary School is a state-funded, mixed primary in Sevenoaks, Kent, and it’s a school that families clearly want to get into. With 614 pupils on roll against a capacity of 630, it’s running very close to full, and the demand is tangible: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 173 applications for 89 places, making it officially oversubscribed. Of those, 85 were first-preference applications, and 79 first-preference offers were made, meaning roughly 93% of families who put it first got a spot. The oversubscription ratio sits at 1.94, so competition is real but not extreme. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 20.4%, which is above the national average for primary schools and suggests a genuinely mixed intake in terms of household income. That’s a meaningful data point for parents weighing up how diverse or representative a school’s community might be.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
27 Sept 2023Latest monitoring visit (27 Sept 2023): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 2 May 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
9Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
8Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:50 – 15:20
Source: hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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