Amherst School

State-Funded School

amherst-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

SevenoaksConstituency

TN13 2AXPostcode

8.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Amherst School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 385 pupils. Amherst School is part of Amherst School (Academy) Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 80%
Higher standard: 25%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

385

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 385
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Amherst School (Academy) Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 Jul 2022	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
31 Mar 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.