Amherst School
Academy converter primary school in Sevenoaks (Kent).
KS2 RWM expected
78%
▲ 16pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
84%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
86%
▲ 12pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
84%
▲ 12pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.7%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
24.0
▲ 3.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
8.8%
▼ 16pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
100%
385 / 384 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Amherst School is a primary school located in Sevenoaks, Kent. The school caters for boys and girls aged 7 to 11 and currently has 376 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 384. It is part of the AMHERST SCHOOL (ACADEMY) TRUST. The school is led by Mr Andrew Reid.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Music
Key facts
- URN
- 136499
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (17 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.21 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emily Grier Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Susannah Homer Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Hannah Wilkens Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Susan Arnold Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Emily Bethan Pegg Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr Iman Karimi Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Xanthippi Arvanitidou Kapos Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Louisa Priestley Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Barker Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Katharina Dioniza Wilson Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Anna Hegarty Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Emily Grier Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Tamsin Sarah Collins Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kathryn Victoria Stoneman Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Louise Margaret Austin Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rosa Carmen Alvarado Sanchez Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Andrew Reid Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2013 |
| Miss Anya Louise Jones Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Joshua Amott Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Lea Sarah Trussler Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Emily Francesca Bird Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Patricia Jones Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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