Ide Hill Church of England Primary School

About Ide Hill Church of England Primary School

Ide Hill Church of England Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent graded inspections. The most telling academic metric for this small Sevenoaks primary is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 76 per cent. That figure is notably higher than the Kent local authority average of 63 per cent, placing the school 9th out of 38 primary schools in the Sevenoaks district and comfortably inside the top 25 per cent nationally. In its most recent ungraded inspection in December 2024, Ofsted confirmed that standards were being maintained, with leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all rated Good. The school’s headteacher, Elizabeth Alexander, leads a setting where 150 pupils are enrolled against a capacity of 154, and just 5.3 per cent of children qualify for free school meals, well below the national average.

Looking at the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results in more detail, reading stands out as a particular strength: 95 per cent of pupils met the expected standard and 62 per cent achieved a higher score, with an average scaled score of 109. In maths, 86 per cent reached the expected standard and 24 per cent hit the higher threshold, giving an average score of 107. Writing is slightly more mixed, with 81 per cent meeting expectations but only 5 per cent reaching the higher standard. The school’s overall ranking score of 76 is based on the combined reading, writing and maths expected measure, and it sits 337th out of 2,034 primary schools in the South East region. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 98 per cent of respondents to the Parent View survey would recommend the school, and 83 per cent strongly agreed that their child is happy there. Strong majorities also felt the school has high expectations and that their child does well.

The school offers a range of facilities including a gymnasium, sports hall, playing fields, music rooms, art studios, a forest school and a chapel. Sports on offer include dance, athletics, football and rounders, while clubs cover gardening, coding and film club. For children with additional needs, the school lists provisions for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. The school was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 52 applications for 23 places and 14 first-preference offers made. This is a Church of England primary that suits families who value strong academic foundations, particularly in reading, and who want a school where standards are consistently good and parents feel closely involved in their child’s progress.

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