Brittains Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 2PB
10 reasons to choose The New Beacon School
Top line
The New Beacon School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 85. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Sevenoaks and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
The New Beacon School is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys between the ages of 3 and 13 years. It has a co-ed nursery. Boarding from Year 3 for the very small number of pupils who board. All are weekly or flexi boarders. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy from Year 3. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school, and is a member of the Tonbridge School/Skinners’ Company. The New Beacon School fees range from £5,569 (Rec) to £8,226 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
The New Beacon School has two classes per year rising to three, and an average class size of 14 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for The New Beacon School leavers are one of 20 different schools. However, Tonbridge School accounts for 50% of 13+ leavers and Sevenoaks School for 10-20%. 25% win awards and scholarships. 20% of pupils leave at 11+ for a grammar school.
The New Beacon School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes CPSHE, French, Latin, Greek. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in maths.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 6. Eco Schools Green Flag accreditation.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport and music throughout, for science, DT and art from Year 3, for languages from Year 5 and for all subjects from Year 7.
Sport at The New Beacon School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in football, sailing, swimming.
The Arts at The New Beacon School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and three-quarters take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. 3 choirs (including The New Beacon Chapel Choir), 3 age-defined orchestras and 14 age defined instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.00am to 6.00pm. Flexi and occasional boarding facilities for up to 18 boys at a time.
Find another school near The New Beacon School
Solefield Preparatory School (1 mile); The Granville School (2 miles); Walthamstow Hall Junior School (2.3 miles); Kent College Prep School, Pembury (11.8 miles); Holmewood House School (14 miles); Dulwich Prep London (21.5 miles).
St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks (1.2 miles); Lady Boswell’s Church of England Primary School (1.4 miles); Sevenoaks Primary School (1.9 miles).
Sevenoaks School (0.8 miles); Walthamstow Hall (1.8 miles); Radnor House, Sevenoaks (3.3 miles); Tonbridge School (7.5 miles); Kent College Pembury (11.8 miles).
The Judd School (7.5 miles); Tonbridge Grammar School (7.9 miles); Weald of Kent Grammar School (8.1 miles).