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Herne Church of England Junior School

Voluntary aided primary school in Herne Bay (Kent).

KS2 RWM expected
81%
▲ 19pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
88%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
90%
▲ 16pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
84%
▲ 12pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.9%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
22.4
▲ 1.7 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
15.5%
▼ 9pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
104%
375 / 360 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Herne Church of England Junior School is a Church of England primary school located in Herne Bay, Kent. The school caters for boys and girls aged 7 to 11 and currently has 370 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 360. The school is led by Mr Mal Saunders.

Enrichment

7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Football
  • Swimming
  • Athletics
  • Computing
  • Dance
  • Gymnastics
  • Netball

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing

Key facts

URN
118736
Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Ages
7 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Kent
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Governing body (0 current, 1 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Governors

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Simon Ruff FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 2021 · term ended 2025

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record