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Sevenoaks School

Independent co-ed senior school in Sevenoaks for ages 11–18, day or boarding. Selective entry, top-tier fees.

  • Rank #27
  • ISI Compliant
  • Fees £37.5k/yr
  • co-ed
  • both
  • Sevenoaks

Outcomes

Where leavers go after sixth form.

Cohort
245

Class of 2026

Oxbridge
22
Russell Group
80%

of leavers

US Ivy
9

Top destinations

  • University of Exeter30
  • UCL28
  • King's College London28
  • Durham University26
  • University of Warwick22
  • University of Edinburgh21
  • University of Cambridge14
  • University of Bristol15

Exam results

A level A*–A and GCSE 9–7, recalibrated for 2026.

A-level A*–A
73%

Recalibrated

GCSE 9–7
72%
Oxbridge rate
11%
Russell Group rate
80%

Entry points & fees

EntryYearPlacesAssessmentDay fee (max)Boarding fee (max)
11+Year 780ISEB Common Pre-Test · School's own exam · Group assessment · Reference / report£37.5k£67.1k
13+Year 9100School's own exam · Verbal reasoning · Group assessment · Reference / report£37.5k£67.1k
16+Year 12250School's own exam · Interview£37.5k£67.1k

Houseroom Index

Our composite score, broken down by pillar.

Index score

85

/ 100

National rank #27

Academic79
Destinations85
Future-ready55
Pastoral70
Value-add71
Access & breadth75
External consensus94

Inspections

ISI

Compliant

Inspected 2025-09-11

Key people

  • Senior Deputy Head

    Elizabeth Wells

    Joined Sevenoaks in 2025 from Bradfield College. Previously Head of Economics at North London Collegiate School. Holds BSc (first-class) from York and MPhil from Cambridge.

  • Deputy Head Academic

    Chris Taylor

    Read Classics at Trinity College Oxford; PGCE at Cambridge. Previously Head of Classics and Deputy Director of Sixth Form at Tonbridge Grammar School. Head of Classics at Sevenoaks from 2012.

  • Interim Deputy Head Co-Curriculum

    Tom Danby

    Degree from Loughborough; Masters at Homerton College Cambridge. Joined Sevenoaks 2015 as Housemaster of Aisher House.

  • Deputy Head Boarding / Director Of IB

    Nichola Haworth

    Read Physics at Corpus Christi College Oxford. At Sevenoaks since 1998; Housemistress of Girls' International House for 12 years. Appointed Deputy Head Boarding 2021.

  • Deputy Head Pastoral

    Jon Lidiard

    First-class degree in Classics from Oriel College Oxford. Previously Head of Classics at St Columba's College and housemaster at Sedbergh School.

  • Headmaster

    Jesse Elzinga

    Headmaster of Sevenoaks School.

Editorial verdict

ethos

Head Jesse Elzinga (in post since September 2020) holds Harvard/Oxford credentials and previously led Reading Blue Coat School. He is passionate about social mobility—citing the school's founding story of William Sevenoke, a foundling who became Mayor of London in 1418—and has increased the number of free and assisted places. The Sevenoaks Foundation is gearing up to widen accessibility further ahead of the school's 600th anniversary in 2032. Elzinga is working towards carbon neutrality and is engaged with the Harvard Human Flourishing Programme to foster synthesis of knowledge across disciplines. Under his tenure: sailing team reached European Championships; U18 hockey became national champ…

teaching

Pioneer of IB in the UK; the whole sixth form takes the IB Diploma. Lessons are taught at pace; setting in maths and languages only. Heavy prior tutoring can be exposed. **Results (2024):** - 87% of GCSEs graded 9–7; 15 pupils achieved 10 or more grade 9s - Median IB score: 42 points (~10 above world average); mode of 41 **University destinations (2024):** - 21 of 23 medicine applicants received offers - 165 offers at US universities including Harvard, Brown, Yale, Duke and Stanford Partnerships with other leading IB schools worldwide include summer exchange programmes and sharing of expertise.

pastoral

Boarding available from Year 9; approximately one third of pupils board, rising in the sixth form. Eight boarding houses (three boys', three girls', one boys' sixth-form, one girls' sixth-form) set around gardens. Pupils learn to cook (building to three-course dinners); sixth formers also do their own laundry. Around 75% of boarders remain on weekends with organised activities. Pastoral system is tutor-group based: tutor groups for Years 7–8, then new groups for middle school and sixth form. Divisional heads are trained in pastoral care, mental health and safeguarding. Each section has its own common room. Active parents association (Friends of Sevenoaks) organises social events and concer…

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How peers are chosen

Matched on sex, boarding, entry phase, location, fee band, tier and outcomes. Scoring: 0.45 outcome similarity, 0.25 structured, 0.10 embedding, 0.20 AI re-rank. Refreshed yearly and when a profile changes.

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