Shears Green Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–7 · Gravesend, Kent
Shears Green Infant School is a primary school in Gravesend, Kent for ages 4–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 December 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Packham Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 7JF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 258 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 18 December 2024
Strengths
- “Shears Green Infant School is welcoming.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this school.”
- “They have kind friends to play with.”
To improve
- “However, at the end of Year 1 in 2024, some pupils were not secure in their understanding of phonics.”
- “Therefore, some pupils were not as well prepared as they could be for the next stage of their education.”
- “However, on a few occasions, the checking of what pupils know and understand is not timely enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 65 first-preference applications, 73 offers in total, 65 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
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- 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.
- Shears Green Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Painters Ash Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Copperfield Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whitehill Primary School 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Wrotham Road Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- King's Farm Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published