Primary school in Sevenoaks, Kent
Ightham Primary School
Oldbury Lane, Ightham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 9DD
Ofsted
Graded Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 3 March 2020.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 6 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Nearly full — 206 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 98 / 108
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Tonbridge and Malling 006E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 50%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 9%
- Households owning their home
- 88%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 3%
- Adults economically inactive
- 45%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE PIONEER ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Head Teacher: Sue Earl
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Pilgrims with Ightham
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- URN
- 151233
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 75% | 1.4 mi |
| Borough Green Primary SchoolFoundation school | Good 2024 | 30% | 1.5 mi |
| Plaxtol Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 85% | 2.1 mi |
| Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 44% | 2.2 mi |
| St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 50% | 2.2 mi |
| Kemsing Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 84% | 2.6 mi |
| Seal Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 64% | 2.6 mi |
| Shipbourne SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 86% | 2.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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