Herne Bay Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Herne Bay, Kent
Herne Bay Infant School is a primary school in Herne Bay, Kent for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 June 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Stanley Road, Herne Bay, CT6 5SH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 259 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils delight in attending this friendly and caring school.”
- “The school has high expectations of pupils’ achievements.”
- “Children in the early years settle well to life in school.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils struggle to recall key vocabulary learned in some subjects.”
- “This is because the opportunities for pupils to record and rehearse new vocabulary in some subjects are limited.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 56 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 55 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Kent published it, drawn on the map
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Herne Bay Junior School 0.0 mi Not judged
- Hampton Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Herne Church of England Junior School 1.2 mi School remains Outstanding
- Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thornden Wood Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Reculver Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hoath Primary School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Swalecliffe Community Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published