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  • The New Beacon School
    Brittains Lane
    Sevenoaks
    Kent
    TN13 2PB
  • Head: Mrs Sarah Brownsdon
  • T 01732 452131
  • F 01732 459509
  • E [email protected]
  • W www.newbeacon.org.uk
  • An independent school for boys aged from 3 to 13.
  • Read about the best schools in Kent
  • Boarding: Yes
  • Local authority: Kent
  • Pupils: 350
  • Religion: Non-denominational
  • Fees: £14,205 - £20,400 pa

    Fees last updated: 13/08/2024

    Please note school fees are subject to VAT from January 2025. During this transition period, please contact school for full fee information.

  • Open days: October
  • Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
  • Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report

What says..

The school works hard to develop confidence and self-belief and is good at spotting potential and manners, kindness and respect are the keystones of its ethos. The school is proud of its academic tradition and has high standards and expectations but boys do not feel ‘over-pushed’. Sporting etiquette taken seriously and woe betide…

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What The Good Schools Guide says

Head

Since April 2023, Sarah Brownsdon, previously senior deputy head of Dulwich Prep London. She has more than 15 years of senior leadership experience in all-boys preps and is married with two teenage sons.

Educated at Walthamstow Hall, she studied French at the University of Southampton before completing her PGCE at Cambridge and her master’s degree at Université Stendhal in Grenoble.

Entrance

Nursery with 24 places, available for children aged 3+. Most boys join in reception where entrance is non-selective and on a first come, first served basis. Tends to be oversubscribed so worth registering boys as soon as possible – occasionally a third reception class can be added if there is space. About 60 per cent of boys do the full nine years. Selective entry from year 3 with testing in reading, reasoning...

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