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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 4 June 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 20 April 2016Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry118 applications · 60 places offered · 56 named it first
- 2026 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
- 2025 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
- 2024 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
- 2023 1.6; Kent median median 2.3
- 2022 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
- 2021 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
- 2020 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
- 2019 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
- 2018 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
- 2017 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
- 2016 1.8; Kent median median 2.5
- 2015 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
- 2014 2.3; Kent median median 2.3
- This school
- Kent median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 60 | 118 | 2.0 | 56 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 74 | 131 | 1.8 | 66 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 | 62 | 118 | 1.9 | 62 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 90 | 145 | 1.6 | 74 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2022 | 90 | 129 | 1.4 | 84 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2021 | 90 | 130 | 1.4 | 86 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 | 78 | 123 | 1.6 | 72 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 | 99 | 135 | 1.4 | 93 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2018 | 106 | 167 | 1.6 | 95 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2017 | 108 | 160 | 1.5 | 96 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2016 | 120 | 218 | 1.8 | 87 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2015 | 119 | 231 | 1.9 | 122 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2014 | 120 | 275 | 2.3 | 136 | 1.13 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Herne Bay Infant SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.0applications per place
- 0.1 km · KentGraded · no overall grade202534%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20242.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · KentRemains Outstanding202381%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Kent20262.5applications per place
- 2.2 km · KentGood20242.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · KentStandards maintained20242.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 4.4 km · Kent20265.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 5.0 km · KentRemains Good20232.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 118359 · 886/2263
- Capacity
- 290 pupils · 259 on roll
- Free school meals
- 44.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Stanley Road, Herne Bay, CT6 5SH
- Local authority
- Kent · Canterbury
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources