Ofsted: Good emoji_events #403 in Kent public Top 96% UK

Herne Bay Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Melody Kingman

location_onHerne Bay, CT6 5DA

language Visit Website phone 1227374608

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

426

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Expected Standard

34%

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Age Range

7-11

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Herne Bay Junior School is a Foundation school primary school in Herne Bay, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 96% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Herne Bay Junior School is a foundation school in Herne Bay, Kent, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 391 pupils on roll, of whom 46% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 34% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #403 of 424 primaries in Kent and #13,262 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 61%

Reading56% LA 74%

Writing49% LA 72%

Maths40% LA 70%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading63% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing55% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading60% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths49% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.4

-3.4 to -1.1

0.5

Write

LA -0.2

-0.6 to 1.5

-3.6

Maths

LA -1.2

-4.7 to -2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading79% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.0

-1.2 to 1.1

-0.2

Write

LA 0.1

-1.2 to 0.8

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.1 to -0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 65%

Reading89% LA 76%

Writing91% LA 80%

Maths79% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA 0.0

1.7 to 3.9

1.5

Write

LA 0.4

0.4 to 2.6

0.8

Maths

LA -0.5

-0.2 to 1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 June 2025

Inspection Report

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28 January 2020

Inspection Report

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08 June 2016

Inspection Report

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10 November 2014

Inspection Report

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11 July 2014

Inspection Report

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20 March 2014

Inspection Report

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03 November 2010

Inspection Report

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17 June 2008

Inspection Report

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17 May 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-06-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-06-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2014-03-20

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

4.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.3%(9 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 391 pupils. During this period, there were 16 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.1%, 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)	391	16	4.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	387	21	5.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	392	35	8.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	384	13	3.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	388	6	1.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	430	21	4.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	426	12	2.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	425	2	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	437	3	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	433	8	1.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	429	7	1.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	435	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	440	3	0.7%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	439	3	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	459	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	459	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	461	4	0.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	468	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	469	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	472	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	482	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	482	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	484	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	484	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	482	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	478	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 18 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Herne Bay Junior School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

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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