Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School

KentVoluntary controlled school

Palmer Close, Herne, Herne Bay, CT6 7AH

Headteacher: Mrs E Thomas-FriendSchool website ↗Pupils: 308 (capacity: 270)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected September 2021
Oversubscribed
82% of first-choice applicants offered a place
Outstanding
Inspected September 2021
82%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Ofsted RatingInspected 28 September 2021Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
90
How many families wanted this school first?
106
How many got their first choice?
87of 106 (82.1%)
How many applied in total?
207

Pupils & Inclusion

Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
138 girls, 170 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

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