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EnglandSouth EastCanterburyCT6 5DAHerne Bay Junior School
Primary

Herne Bay Junior School

Primary

Canterbury · Herne Bay · CT6 5DA http://www.hernebay-jun.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
391
cap. 500
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
34%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
391
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
34%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
391
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Herne Bay Junior School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
34%
-8pp
74%54%34%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 34%
RWM higher standard
2%
0pp
9%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
56%
Reading higher standard
13%
Writing expected standard
49%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
40%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
62%
SPAG expected standard
44%
SPAG higher standard
8%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
98.0
GPS scaled score
99.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
391
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
46%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Kings Road, Herne Bay, CT6 5DA
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2534%2%56%13%49%4%40%8%62%44%101.098.099.017%391
2023/2442%2%63%11%55%2%58%7%68%55%102.0100.0101.015%384
2022/2343%6%60%20%76%9%49%12%80%55%102.099.0101.0-2.30+0.50-3.6018%426
2018/1971%7%79%31%87%15%80%21%93%78%105.0104.0105.0-0.10-0.20-1.1011%469
2017/1874%9%89%39%91%16%79%26%91%84%107.0105.0107.0+2.80+1.50+0.8011%482
2016/1786%11%93%32%94%22%92%27%93%90%108.0106.0108.0+3.60+2.80+2.2011%482

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2539120.217%10%46%7%23%
2023/2438416.615%7%46%8%26%
2022/2342618.318%8%43%7%20%
2021/2243319.816%7%38%6%20%
2020/2144020.113%6%34%
2018/1946922.211%6%32%4%9%
2017/1848220.811%5%32%5%11%
2016/1748222.311%4%30%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.