St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Sevenoaks (Kent).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
The DfE have reinforced the need to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. The government set out its definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy.
At St Lawrence C.E. Primary school these values are reinforced regularly and in the following ways: Democracy Democracy is extensive within our school.
Pupils have the opportunity to have their voices heard through discussion and open forums within their classes; through brainstorming their ideas about what they would like to learn about a given topic; through interviews and through pupil questionnaires.
Pupils are given leadership roles throughout the school and are encouraged and enabled to lead teaching activities, fund raising events and monitoring duties.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- White Rose Maths
- Power of Reading
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 118704
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Martin | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2004 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Teresa Anderson | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Victoria Newins | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rachel McQuillin | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Samuel Bordoli | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Lee | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Daniel Eaton | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sue Fortune | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Serena Willoughby | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2017 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record