Amherst School

School Name: Amherst School
Address: Witches Lane, Riverhead
Town/City: Sevenoaks
County: Kent
Postcode: TN13 2AX
Telephone Number: 01732 452577
Website: http://www.amherst.kent.sch.uk

Phase: Primary (ages 7-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: Amherst School (academy) Trust

Headteacher: Mr Andrew Reid
Capacity: 384
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 385 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 100% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 8.8%

URN: 136499
DfE Number: 886/2141
UKPRN: 10033038
UPRN: 50002017544
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Sevenoaks (E07000111)
Constituency: Sevenoaks (E14001465)
Electoral Ward: Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge (E05011558)

Easting & Northing: 550933E, 155835N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 16' 56.28" N 0° 9' 46.53" E
Plus Code: 9F3275J7+W5

DfE Record: View record

1. Riverhead Infants' School (0.4km)
2. Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (1.3km)
3. The Granville School (1.4km)
4. Dunton Green Primary School (1.5km)
5. Knole Academy (1.6km)
6. Sevenoaks Primary School (1.8km)
7. St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks (2.2km)
8. The New Beacon School (2.4km)
9. Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks (2.4km)
10. Walthamstow Hall (2.5km)

Predecessor school†

• Amherst School