Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School

State-Funded School

shatterlocks-infant-and-nursery-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Dover and DealConstituency

CT16 2PBPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 138 pupils. Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School is part of SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

138

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 138
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 8 May 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Jun 2019	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.