Schools
Sevenoaks GCSE results 2026: 42 grade 9s at Trinity
Trinity logged 42 grades at 9 and Sevenoaks School put 47 per cent of all entries there. Every figure five schools published, and the rows that judge them.
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Business
JETMS Completions liquidation: Biggin Hill firms wound up
JETMS Completions and Waypoint Aerotec were wound up at a Teams meeting on 5 August, and joint liquidators are now in charge of both Biggin Hill firms.
Data
Sevenoaks unemployment claims hit 1,665, a 2022 high
July's count reached 1,665, the highest since January 2022. Claims from 18 to 24 year olds are up by a third in a year, while the 25 to 49 group has fallen.
Community
Sevenoaks children can design a real Christmas light
Sevenoaks Town Council will turn one child's drawing into a working Christmas light outside the House in the Basement youth cafe. Entries close on 17 September and it is open to under-12s.
Planning
Sevenoaks School boarding house: listed consent granted
Consent for 18 en-suite bedrooms, lifts and links through six listed High Street houses was granted on 10 August, over the council's own conservation officer and the Town Council. The full application is still undecided.
Planning
Brittains Lane 284 homes: residents' walk on 23 August
Three residents' associations are walking the fields off Brittains Lane on Sunday 23 August, where the draft Local Plan earmarks 284 homes on two grey belt sites. Comments close 17 September.
Knockholt
Knockholt fostering agency All4u rated Good by Ofsted
Ofsted judges the Knockholt-based agency, which places 57 children with 47 fostering households, Good in all three areas, down from Outstanding in 2023, with two requirements and five recommendations.
Events
What's On in Sevenoaks: Street Food Fest and Free Bandstand Gigs
Street Food Fest at the Vine Gardens on 29 August, the last two free bandstand concerts, the Gruffalo trail at Knole, and free Knole entry on 15 September.
Schools
The View School Edenbridge: strong in three Ofsted areas
Ofsted puts behaviour, inclusion and personal development above the expected standard at the Edenbridge special school, and safeguarding met. It also found 27 pupils on roll against a registered 26.
Westerham
Westerham padel courts planned for King George's Field
Westerham Town Council says operator Padel Up will fully fund padel courts and a half basketball court on the town's playing field, at no cost to the taxpayer. No planning application has been lodged yet.
Schools
Oaks Day Nursery Swanley: strong in two Ofsted areas
Ofsted puts achievement and inclusion above the expected standard at the 39-place Swanley nursery, safeguarding met. What the June inspection found.
Property
Sevenoaks house prices up £20,952 in a year to £553,752
The district average hit £553,752 in May, up 3.9% in a year while Tunbridge Wells, Bromley and Dartford stood still. Land Registry figures by property type.
West Kingsdown
West Kingsdown bus and car show: free rides, Sunday 16 Aug
Go Bus marks 40 years of Roundabout on Sunday with a free bus and car show at Gamecock Meadow, free vintage bus rides from Swanley, and a bouncy castle.
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