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Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Voluntary controlled
Palmer Close, Herne, Herne Bay CT6 7AH · herne-infant.kent.sch.uk · 01227 740793
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 318
- 48 over 270 places · 118%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 126 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 71% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 126 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 106 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 111 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 137 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 91 | 107 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 6 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (116 replies, to 5 September 2022).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 116
- 37% · 5 Sept 2022
based on the 56% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (16%) with SEND