Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School

Voluntary controlled school·Infant school Herne Bay, Kent·CT6 7AH

School type

Infant school

Ages 3–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School is an infant school for pupils aged 3–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

71%

126 first choices, 90 places

First choices per place

1.40

more first choices than places

Applications naming the school

224

any preference, for 90 places

First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.22

00.511.52

1 per place

1.1820221.5420231.2520241.1820251.402026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Kent does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Outstanding

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Outstanding

School profile

Age range: 3–7
Pupils on roll: 308
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

11.2%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

2.3%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

13.6%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.9%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.9%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

6.1%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

20.6

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£7,320

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Herne Church of England Junior School Herne Bay · 0.2 mi 74.8 Herne Bay Junior School Herne Bay · 1.4 mi 24.4 Hoath Primary School Canterbury · 1.5 mi 54.3 Thornden Wood Primary School Herne Bay · 1.8 mi 67.8 Hampton Primary School Herne Bay · 1.8 mi 33.7 Reculver Church of England Primary School Herne Bay · 2.0 mi 46.5 Chislet Church of England Primary School Canterbury · 2.5 mi 30.6 Water Meadows Primary School Canterbury · 2.5 mi 70.6

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School at a glance

Located in Herne Bay, Kent, Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 308 pupils aged 3 to 7. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Outstanding' at its most recent inspection.

Competition for places is real here - 71% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (126 first choices for 90 places). Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 20.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.