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Horsted Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Academy
Barberry Avenue, Chatham ME5 9TF · horstedschool.co.uk · 01634 335400
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Capacity
- 180
- Local authority
- Medway
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Trust
- The Bluebell Mat
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 54 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 118442)
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 54 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 51 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
Ofsted
Horsted Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118442)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jul 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118442), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118442)
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118442)
Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118442)