Best Primary Schools in Herne Bay

We checked all 7 primary schools in Herne Bay, Kent, and list every one: 5 ranked, then 2 without a rank.

Schools checked
7
Ranked
5
Without a rank
2

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Herne Bay. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Kent. Kent also has rankings for Maidstone, Ashford, Canterbury, Gravesend, Sevenoaks and all of Kent.

Ranked primary schools in Herne Bay

  1. 1

    Herne Church of England Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 375 pupils, inspected March 2016

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    81%
    Higher standard
    19%

  2. 2

    Thornden Wood Primary School

    Academy, 337 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    81%
    Higher standard
    13%

  3. 3

    Reculver Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 444 pupils, inspected July 2018

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    59%
    Higher standard
    7%

  4. 4

    Hampton Primary School

    Academy, 679 pupils, inspected December 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    1%

  5. 5

    Herne Bay Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 371 pupils, inspected June 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Expected standard
    34%
    Higher standard
    2%

Primary schools in Herne Bay without a rank