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Herne Bay High School

Academy converter secondary school in Herne Bay (Kent).

Attainment 8
35.5
▼ 10.7 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
22.9%
▼ 23pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
90.3%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.7
same England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
30.9%
▲ 4pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
17.4%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
101%
1,507 / 1,494 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2022

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

Herne Bay High School is a hugely popular and oversubscribed school that prides itself on its culture of high expectations and values. We are passionate about ensuring every child, regardless of their cultural, social and academic background, is given every opportunity to reach their full academic p...

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Cooking
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Football
  • Photography
  • Stem
  • Times Tables Rock Stars

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development

Key facts

URN
136465
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
2011

Governing body (13 current, 11 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

17 governors are linked to a profile (16 confirmed, 1 (likely)).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Christopher Simmons Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2026
Mr Christopher Simmons Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2026
Mr Philip Gallantree Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2026 · until 2029
Mr Philip Gallantree Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026
Ms Vanessa Lott Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Danielle Rogers Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Carly Nichols Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Rev Christopher Denyer Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Stuart Nicholas Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023
Mrs Sandy Grant Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2021 · until 2029
Mrs Sandy Grant Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021
Mr Stuart Ian Nicholas Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2021 · until 2029
Mrs Joanne ButlerChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2011
Mrs Susie Fairweather (likely) FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · term ended 2026
Mrs Alison Deeney Confirmed same person FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mrs Claire Louise Holder Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Wendy Jane Gerrard Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Ms Rossanne Jane Spencer Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Kelly Anne Molloy Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2021 · term ended 2026
Mrs Joanne Dorothy Bartley Confirmed same person FormerMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2020 · term ended 2026
Mrs Joanne Dorothy Bartley Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2019 · term ended 2026
Mr Philip Gallantree Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2017 · term ended 2026
Mr Jon Boyes Confirmed same person FormerAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2017 · term ended 2026
Mr Jon Boyes Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2017 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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