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Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School

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location_onHerne Bay, CT6 7AH

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2021

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Students

316

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Herne Bay, serving ages 3-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School is a voluntary controlled school in Herne Bay, Kent, admitting pupils aged 3-7. The school has approximately 308 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 September 2021

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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16 January 2007

Inspection Report

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18 November 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2021-09-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-01-16

Section 5 RTI (Sep06 - Aug07) Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 308 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	308	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	296	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	319	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	307	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	303	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	322	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	316	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	304	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	319	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	313	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	305	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	318	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	306	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	296	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	316	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	316	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	308	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	307	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	299	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	289	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	321	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	314	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	309	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	315	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	302	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	294	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 23 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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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