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Solefield School
Girls’ · Boys’ · Co-educational | Tiptop editorial rankings
School facts [1] [2] [6]
- Location
- Solefields Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1PH
- Ages
- 3–13, with a phased move to ages 3–11
- Intake
- Co-educational, with phased expansion
- Day / boarding
- Day
Co-education began in January 2024; the school’s co-education page lists girls from Little Acorns to Year 5. Solefield is moving towards Year 6 as its final year, with its last Year 7 intake in September 2026.
- Specialist support for subjects including French, music, drama, art and computing
- STEM, chess and a varied sports programme form part of school life
- Future provision focuses on 11+ transfer while existing upper-year pupils complete the transition
About the school [1] [2]
Solefield is a day school in Sevenoaks, Kent, with a Little Acorns pre-school and prep provision. It currently covers ages 3–13 and is moving towards a co-educational school ending at Year 6. Small classes combine STEM, languages, music, drama and art, with pathways to both independent and grammar schools.
11+ transfer to independent and grammar schools [3] [4] [5]
In 2026, Year 6 leavers included eight pupils moving to Sevenoaks, five to The Judd, three to Caterham and four to Lingfield. Five Year 8 leavers went to Tonbridge in 2025. Four Year 6 pupils went to Sevenoaks in each of 2024 and 2025.
- Reporting period
- 2024–2026
Leaver destinations
| Period | Sevenoaks School | The Judd School | Nord Anglia International School, Abu Dhabi | Caterham School | Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys | Tonbridge School | Bethany School | Bryanston School | Eastbourne College | Millfield School | Lingfield College | Radnor House | Sutton Valence School | Whitgift School | Cranleigh School | King's Rochester | Sackville School | Worth School | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (Year 6 / 11+) | 4 | 4 | 2 | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | School source |
| 2024 (Year 8 / 13+) | 3 | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | School source |
| 2025 (Year 6 / 11+) | 4 | 5 | Not listed | Not listed | 3 | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | School source |
| 2025 (Year 8 / 13+) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | 2 | Not listed | 5 | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | 3 | 2 | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | School source |
| 2026 (Year 6 / 11+) | 8 | 5 | Not listed | 3 | 2 | Not listed | 2 | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | 4 | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | School source |
| 2026 (Year 8 / 13+) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | 2 | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | School source |
Selected 11+ and 13+ destinations over three years
- Sevenoaks School
- The Judd School
- Tonbridge School
- Caterham School
- Lingfield College
- Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
- Bethany School
- Cranleigh School
- Whitgift School
- Sutton Valence School
- Worth School
The 2024–2026 upper-year results span earlier boys-only cohorts and the transition to co-education, without a gender breakdown. Year 6 and Year 8 are separate leaving points.
Scholarships and awards [3] [4] [5]
Awards in 2026 included academic and music scholarships at Sevenoaks, academic and sports scholarships at Caterham, and awards in art and drama.
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