Herne Bay Infant SchoolHampton Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Herne Bay.

Summary of the comparison

Herne Bay Infant School and Hampton Primary School are primary schools in Herne Bay.

  • Herne Bay Infant School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hampton Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Herne Bay Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Herne Bay Infant School was judged Good and Hampton Primary School was judged strong.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Hampton Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Herne Bay Infant School versus Hampton Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Herne BayHerne Bay Infant SchoolHerne BayHampton Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking443rd of 450 in Kent 273rd of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll276 677
Capacity290 710
LocationHerne Bay, CT6 5SH Herne Bay, CT6 8NB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported50.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported1.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census276 677
Free school meals (ever 6)41.5% 30.6%
English as an additional language9.4% 6.4%
SEN support15.2% 15.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.1% 3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence6.7% Stronger figure7.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence24.1% 20.2% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Herne Bay Infant School

Hampton Primary School

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