Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School

State-Funded School

herne-church-of-england-infant-and-nursery-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Herne Bay and SandwichConstituency

CT6 7AHPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–7, located in Kent, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 318 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 May 2026 · published 22 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

318

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 7
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 318
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Nov 2021	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
9 Feb 2007	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.