What did Ofsted judge Amherst School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Amherst School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Amherst School?

Amherst School has 385 pupils on roll.

What ages does Amherst School take?

Amherst School admits pupils aged 7 to 11.

Where is Amherst School located?

Amherst School is located in Sevenoaks, TN13 2AX, Kent.

How do I apply to Amherst School?

Amherst School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Amherst School?

Distance did not decide places at Amherst School for 2026-27 (Year 3): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Year 3 places decided at Amherst School?

When Amherst School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children attending linked infant school — Children attending our linked infant school (Riverhead Infants’ School); children moving from Year 2 into Year 3; 3. Sibling connection — Where the child has a sibling attending Amherst Academy Trust or Riverhead Infants’ School at the time of entry. In this context a sibling is a brother or sister who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers and sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sister and foster brothers and sisters, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 96 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

What is the largest ethnic background at Amherst School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 68.8% of pupils at Amherst School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Amherst School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 3), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at Amherst School, year by year →

How places are decided at Amherst School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 3), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Children attending linked infant school — Children attending our linked infant school (Riverhead Infants’ School); children moving from Year 2 into Year 3.
3Sibling connection — Where the child has a sibling attending Amherst Academy Trust or Riverhead Infants’ School at the time of entry. In this context a sibling is a brother or sister who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers and sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sister and foster brothers and sisters.
4Proximity of home to school — Proximity of the child's home address to the school, with those living nearer being accorded the higher priority. Distances measured in a straight line using NLPG address points.

If two applications tie: In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

Facilities allow for a maximum of 384 pupils across the school; PAN of 96 is per year group. Entry point identified as Year 3 based on reference to children moving from Year 2 into Year 3 from the linked infant school.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Amherst School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Amherst School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Amherst School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Amherst School?: Amherst School has 385 pupils on roll.
What ages does Amherst School take?: Amherst School admits pupils aged 7 to 11.
Where is Amherst School located?: Amherst School is located in Sevenoaks, TN13 2AX, Kent.
How do I apply to Amherst School?: Amherst School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Amherst School?: Distance did not decide places at Amherst School for 2026-27 (Year 3): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 3 places decided at Amherst School?: When Amherst School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children attending linked infant school — Children attending our linked infant school (Riverhead Infants’ School); children moving from Year 2 into Year 3; 3. Sibling connection — Where the child has a sibling attending Amherst Academy Trust or Riverhead Infants’ School at the time of entry. In this context a sibling is a brother or sister who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers and sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sister and foster brothers and sisters, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 96 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.
What is the largest ethnic background at Amherst School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 68.8% of pupils at Amherst School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 3), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at Amherst School, year by year →

How places are decided at Amherst School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 3), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Children attending linked infant school — Children attending our linked infant school (Riverhead Infants’ School); children moving from Year 2 into Year 3.
3Sibling connection — Where the child has a sibling attending Amherst Academy Trust or Riverhead Infants’ School at the time of entry. In this context a sibling is a brother or sister who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers and sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sister and foster brothers and sisters.
4Proximity of home to school — Proximity of the child's home address to the school, with those living nearer being accorded the higher priority. Distances measured in a straight line using NLPG address points.

Amherst School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Amherst School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Amherst School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Amherst School?: Amherst School has 385 pupils on roll.
What ages does Amherst School take?: Amherst School admits pupils aged 7 to 11.
Where is Amherst School located?: Amherst School is located in Sevenoaks, TN13 2AX, Kent.
How do I apply to Amherst School?: Amherst School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Amherst School?: Distance did not decide places at Amherst School for 2026-27 (Year 3): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 3 places decided at Amherst School?: When Amherst School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children attending linked infant school — Children attending our linked infant school (Riverhead Infants’ School); children moving from Year 2 into Year 3; 3. Sibling connection — Where the child has a sibling attending Amherst Academy Trust or Riverhead Infants’ School at the time of entry. In this context a sibling is a brother or sister who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers and sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sister and foster brothers and sisters, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 96 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.
What is the largest ethnic background at Amherst School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 68.8% of pupils at Amherst School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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