Hernhill Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Faversham, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.381 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Hernhill Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Faversham, Kent for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 7 March 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Hernhill Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.381 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 2.381 miles away, the 203rd longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception distance was nearer than in 2025 and about the same as in 2023, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 47 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 19 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Fostall, Hernhill, Faversham, ME13 9JG
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 7 March 2024
Strengths
- “There is a demonstrable sense of community and belonging in this welcoming, inclusive and exceptional school.”
- “The school’s ‘People Rule’, which is to ‘treat others as you want to be treated’, is deeply embedded in the school’s culture.”
- “It is demonstrated incredibly well by everyone in every aspect of school life.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 70% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 47 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Graveney Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Joy Lane Primary Foundation School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Davington Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ethelbert Road Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Selling Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whitstable Junior School 3.8 mi Standards maintained