Herne Bay Junior School
Primary school in Herne Bay, Kent. No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Jun 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 17 June 2025, report published 7 September 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around June 2029
The last inspection was in June 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesHerne Bay Infant School
Standards maintained (Jun 2025)
- 1.1 milesHampton Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Dec 2024)
- 1.3 milesHerne Church of England Junior School
School remains Outstanding (Nov 2023)
- 1.3 milesHerne Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Report card, May 2026: 3 strong, 4 expected
- 1.4 milesThornden Wood Primary School
Good (Feb 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.