Herne Bay High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Herne Bay, Kent
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Herne Bay High School is a secondary school in Herne Bay, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 May 2022. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Herne Bay High 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 22% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the A level average grade was C (England B-).
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, whereas in each of the 3 earlier years places ran out and a last distance was published.
- Year 7 in 2026: 249 first-choice applications for 274 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 25 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 30.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent is 26.9%.
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
- Bullockstone Road, Herne Bay, CT6 7NS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,507 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 May 2022
Strengths
- “A calm, well-ordered environment at Herne Bay High School ensures that pupils can focus on learning.”
- “Everyone working at the school is committed to ensuring that the values of kindness, respect and dedication are woven into every aspect of the school’s work.”
- “Pupils who spoke to inspectors made it clear that they enjoy the sense of community.”
To improve
- “While most pupils are happy at school, there is a small number who feel that bullying is not dealt with well enough.”
- “Some parents and carers think this too.”
- “However, leaders need to do more to ensure that there is better communication with pupils and parents about how these incidents are resolved.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 22% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 249 first-preference applications, 274 offers in total, 249 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- The Whitstable School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Orion Spires 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Archbishop's School 5.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Barton Court Grammar School 5.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Barton Manor School 6.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Canterbury Academy 6.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School 6.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury 6.9 mi Good Last distance published