Long Barn Road, Weald, Sevenoaks, Kent TN14 6PY
10 reasons to choose Weald Community Primary School
Top line
Weald Community Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Sevenoaks and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Weald Community Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a community school. Though Ofsted no longer makes an an overall effectiveness judgement, its graded judgements imply a Good rating for the school in its last (2025) inspection.
Average class size
Weald Community Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Weald Community Primary School ranks in the top 35% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores are around the national average.
The Weald Community Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly ‘creative curriculum’ topics. The school has an ‘equitable’ link with Kanthenga School in Malawi which benefits pupils with a joint curriculum project and international knowledge sharing. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Weald Community Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Weald Community Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.30am to 3.10/3.20pm though after school clubs may extend the day to 4.30pm.
Find another school near Weald Community Primary School
Solefield Preparatory School (2 miles); The New Beacon School (2.2 miles); The Granville School (3.5 miles).
St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks (2.7 miles); Lady Boswell’s Church of England Primary School (3 miles); Sevenoaks Primary School (3.7 miles).
Sevenoaks School (2.3 miles); Sackville School (3.2 miles); Walthamstow Hall (3.3 miles).
The Judd School (5.9 miles); Tonbridge Grammar School (6.6 miles); Weald of Kent Grammar School (6.8 miles).