Amherst School
School Name: Amherst School Address: Witches Lane, Riverhead Town/City: Sevenoaks County: Kent Postcode: TN13 2AX Country: 50002017544 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 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 379 (56% boys & 44% girls)
Enrollment: 99% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 4%
URN: 136499
DfE Number: 886/2141
UKPRN: 10033038
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Sevenoaks (E07000111)
Constituency: Sevenoaks (E14000918)
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
- Riverhead Infants' School (0.4km)
- Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (1.3km)
- The Granville School (1.4km)
- Knole Academy (1.6km)
- Dunton Green Primary School (1.6km)
- Sevenoaks Primary School (1.8km)
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks (2.2km)
- The New Beacon School (2.4km)
- Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks (2.4km)
- Walthamstow Hall (2.5km)
Predecessor school†
- Mrs Emma Louise Adair - Local Governor. Appointed on 3 December 2022 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 2 December 2026.
- Mrs Rosa Carmen Alvarado Sanchez - Local Governor. Appointed on 20 October 2022 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 19 October 2026.
- Mr Joshua Amott - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 February 2021 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 January 2025.
- Mrs Susan Arnold - Local Governor. Appointed on 9 June 2022 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 8 June 2026.
- Mrs Xanthippi Arvanitidou Kapos - Local Governor. Appointed on 29 November 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 28 November 2025.
- Mrs Louise Margaret Austin - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 2 November 2022 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 1 November 2026.
- Mrs Nicola Browning - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 March 2022 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 14 March 2026.
- Mrs Tamsin Sarah Collins - Local Governor. Appointed on 13 June 2019 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 12 June 2023.
- Miss Lorna Harvey - Local Governor. Appointed on 9 June 2022 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 8 June 2026.
- Miss Anya Louise Jones - Local Governor. Appointed on 29 November 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 28 November 2025.
- Ms Patricia Jones - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 November 2021 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 24 November 2025.
- Ms Emily Bethan Pegg - Local Governor. Appointed on 7 December 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 6 December 2026.
- Mrs Kathryn Victoria Stoneman - Local Governor. Appointed on 7 December 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 6 December 2026.
- Mrs Lea Sarah Trussler - Local Governor. Appointed on 11 February 2021 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 10 February 2025.