INDEPENDENT SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE YEAR

Independent Secondary School of the Year: Sevenoaks School

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Sevenoaks School is a two-time winner of our Independent Secondary School of the Year
Sevenoaks School is a two-time winner of our Independent Secondary School of the Year
PETER TARRY

There aren’t many schools that get to boast of being our Independent School of the Year. There are even fewer which get to claim the prize not once, but twice, with a record of consistent excellence that last saw Sevenoaks School walk off with the award 10 years ago.

It’s a record that head teacher Katy Ricks describes as a “validation for a very distinctive school”.

Results at Sevenoaks are among the very best in the country, ranking eighth overall in our independent schools’ ranking this year.

The school offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) in the sixth form and all children study for the IB Diploma. In terms of A-level equivalence, 97.8% of results are at A* to B grades (graded 7, 6 or