St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Sevenoaks, United Kingdom with 197 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 13 November 2018. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: SRP Teaching Assistant (closes 27 November).
Head
Benjamin Hulme, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
197 pupils · 49% girls · 31.5% eligible for free school meals · 4.6% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
46 (23.4%) on SEN support · 10 (5.1%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
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Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
60%
0%
2023/24
50%
5%
2022/23
60%
5%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
24 April 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
13 November 2018
Graded inspection
Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
8.8
22.4
–
0
£46,193
2024/25
9.5
20.3
22%
0
£41,672
2023/24
8.3
20.6
10%
0
£39,964
2022/23
8.6
19.7
7%
0
£39,675
2021/22
8.2
19.1
37%
0
£38,182
2020/21
7.4
18.4
13%
0
£41,072
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
7.2
20.0
14%
0
£39,956
2018/19
6.9
20.9
14%
0
£38,706
2017/18
8.4
17.5
19%
0
£37,366
2016/17
8.9
18.5
39%
0
£34,694
2015/16
8.9
19.7
11%
0
£33,916
2014/15
8.6
19.3
26%
0
£34,652
2013/14
5.8
27.1
24%
1
£34,281
2012/13
8.2
18.2
54%
0
£36,414
2011/12
9.6
16.5
17%
0
£35,089
2010/11
10.4
15.2
6%
0
£34,001
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
6.7%
2.2%
20.6%
0.6%
2024/25
6.3%
2.1%
21.6%
0.0%
2023/24
6.5%
2.1%
18.8%
1.3%
2022/23
9.2%
2.4%
31.8%
2.6%
2021/22
7.1%
1.9%
19.9%
0.7%
2020/21
6.4%
1.7%
18.1%
3.1%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
5.5%
0.7%
18.0%
0.8%
2017/18
5.2%
0.8%
15.6%
0.0%
2016/17
5.0%
0.6%
12.6%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
5 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 2 teaching, 3 support. Most often advertised: SRP Teaching Assistant (2), Classroom Teacher, School Office Receptionist and Administrative Assistant. Last advertised September 2026.
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