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Horsted Infant School

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personMr Steve Geary

location_onChatham, ME5 9TF

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

177

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Demand Ratio

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Horsted Infant School is a Community school primary school in Chatham, serving ages 3-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Horsted Infant School is a community school in Chatham, Medway, admitting pupils aged 3-7. The school has approximately 175 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 October 2023

Inspection Report

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05 July 2022

Inspection Report

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28 June 2016

Inspection Report

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01 February 2012

Inspection Report

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12 January 2009

Inspection Report

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14 June 2006

Inspection Report

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17 January 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-10-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2016-06-28

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2012-02-01

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 175 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	175	3	1.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	177	3	1.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	179	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	177	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	177	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	177	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	179	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	179	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	177	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	179	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	178	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	178	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	179	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 24 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Horsted Infant School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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