Schools in BR8
Primary and secondary schools serving BR8, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 29,766 (2024)
Schools in BR8
13 schools in BR8: 8 primary, 1 secondary and 4 other, including 2 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 12 that publish a capacity are 88% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Good76.9%
- Not rated23.1%
The largest schools here
- Hextable Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 605 pupils · 96% fullGood1.2 miles · September 2023
- Orchards AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 554 pupils · 67% fullGood0.3 miles · July 2021
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, SwanleyPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 318 pupils · 94% fullGood20 yards · May 2022
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 279 pupils · 133% fullGood0.4 miles · December 2022
- High Firs Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 210 pupils · 100% fullGood0.5 miles · October 2023
- Crockenhill Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 203 pupils · 97% fullGood1.1 miles · March 2015
- Horizon Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · 195 pupils · 93% fullGood0.2 miles · April 2024
- Downsview Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 140 pupils · 67% fullGood0.5 miles · December 2025
- Parkwood Hall Academy TrustOther · ages 8–19 · 136 pupils · 113% fullGood1 mile · October 2023
- St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 107 pupils · 102% fullGood1.1 miles · January 2020
- WoodviewOther · ages 7–19 · Independent · 42 pupils · 43% fullNot rated2.3 miles
- The Annex School HouseOther · ages 8–16 · Independent · 6 pupils · 50% fullNot rated0.6 miles
- SupaJam Education In Music and MediaOther · ages 16–25Not rated0.3 miles
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.