Primary schools in Herne Bay
7 primary schools in Herne Bay, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Herne Bay in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Herne Bay first 370 times for 360 places: 1.03 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Kent authority's 429 schools. 2 of the 5 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.84 miles (Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School) to 2.37 miles (Reculver Church of England Primary School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Herne Church of England Junior School
- Hampton Primary School
- Thornden Wood Primary School
- Reculver Church of England Primary School
- Herne Bay Infant School
- Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School
- Herne Bay Junior School
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