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St Michael's Prep School[1]

Independent · ages 2–13

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Character & practicalities

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
2–13[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
488[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
www.stmichaels.kent.sch.uk[1]
District
Sevenoaks[2]
Postcode
TN14 5RY[1]
URN
118954[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
471 2024/25[3]
SEN support
16.1% 2024/25[3]
EHC plan
0.2% 2024/25[3]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[3]

Practicalities

Admissions contact
The Admissions Team can be contacted via email or phone for inquiries. 2026-10-14[4]
Occasional places
The school has availability in other year groups and encourages contacting the Admissions Team for details. 2026-10-14[4]

Routes to senior schools

No preferential route at 11+/13+
Pupils sit the senior schools' normal competitive entrance tests (Kent Test / ISEB Pre-Test / school exams); no guarantee. We are proud of the variety of senior schools that our children go to and work closely with parents to choose the right school for their child from Year 5. 2026-10-14[5]

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
They make rapid progress throughout the school. They experience considerable success in local and national competitions in a range of subjects.[6]
Warmth
In early years, children thrive in an encouraging and caring environment. An ethos of mutual trust and respect for everyone characterises the whole school community.[6]
Pastoral care
They have developed a common understanding amongst all staff that the promotion of pupils’ wellbeing is the most important aspect of the school’s provision.[6]
Behaviour
Mutual respect between pupils is encouraged and inappropriate conduct is rare.[6]
Learning support
Those pupils who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language (EAL) receive appropriate support. These pupils make progress in line with their peers.[6]
Enrichment
Leaders provide a wide programme of clubs, sports practices and other extra-curricular activities[6]
Pupil voice
Consequently, pupils know that their voices and opinions are heard, valued and acted upon.[6]
Independence
They research diverse topics of particular significance to themselves (which range from corgis to dementia) and then present their findings to others However, during lessons, teachers do not routinely support pupils to apply these behaviours so that pupils maximise their understanding and progress.[6]
Collaboration
Consequently, a strong culture of collaboration and mentorship characterises school life. Older pupils are well prepared to take on leadership opportunities in their later lives. This is a significant strength of the school.[6]
Structure
The school implements the behaviour and anti-bullying policies fairly and consistently.[6]
Diversity
There are 92 pupils who speak English as an additional language. The school is a community which cherishes individuality and celebrates diversity.[6]
Sport
Pupils enjoy the many physical and sporting activities that they encounter as part of their daily school lives. They demonstrate these when participating in competitive matches on the fields, in the sports hall, or in the swimming pool.[6]
Performing arts
which include observational drawing, running triathlons, card making and performing the works of Shakespeare.[6]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. stmichaels.kent.sch.uk: stmichaels.kent.sch.uk — Admissions welcome. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (3)
    email admissions@stmichaels.kent.sch.uk or contact a member of the team directly below. (p. 1)
    Sally Norman - Head of Admissions snorman@stmichaels.kent.sch.uk 01959 526042 (p. 1)
    We have availability in other year groups, so please call our Admissions Team to find out what places are available (p. 1)
  5. stmichaels.kent.sch.uk: stmichaels.kent.sch.uk — Senior schools and 11 plus. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    We are proud of the variety of senior schools that our children go to and work closely with parents to choose the right school for their child from Year 5 (p. 1)
  6. reports.isi.net: reports.isi.net document (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (18)
    Pupils enjoy the many physical and sporting activities that they encounter as part of their daily school lives (p. 10)
    They demonstrate these when participating in competitive matches on the fields, in the sports hall, or in the swimming pool (p. 10)
    In early years, children thrive in an encouraging and caring environment (p. 3)
    An ethos of mutual trust and respect for everyone characterises the whole school community (p. 11)
    They make rapid progress throughout the school. They experience considerable success in local and national competitions in a range of subjects (p. 9)
    They have developed a common understanding amongst all staff that the promotion of pupils' wellbeing is the most important aspect of the school's provision (p. 6)
    Mutual respect between pupils is encouraged and inappropriate conduct is rare (p. 10)
    There are 92 pupils who speak English as an additional language (p. 15)
    The school is a community which cherishes individuality and celebrates diversity (p. 7)
    The school implements the behaviour and anti-bullying policies fairly and consistently (p. 10)
    Leaders provide a wide programme of clubs, sports practices and other extra-curricular activities (p. 8)
    Consequently, pupils know that their voices and opinions are heard, valued and acted upon (p. 11)
    They research diverse topics of particular significance to themselves (which range from corgis to dementia) and then present their findings to others (p. 3)
    However, during lessons, teachers do not routinely support pupils to apply these behaviours so that pupils maximise their understanding and progress (p. 6)
    Consequently, a strong culture of collaboration and mentorship characterises school life (p. 3)
    Older pupils are well prepared to take on leadership opportunities in their later lives. This is a significant strength of the school (p. 3)
    which include observational drawing, running triathlons, card making and performing the works of Shakespeare (p. 8)
    Those pupils who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language (EAL) receive appropriate support. These pupils make progress in line with their peers (p. 8)