Herne Bay High School is a secondary school located in Herne Bay. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/01/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bullockstone Road, Herne Bay, CT6 7NS
Website: http://www.hernebayhigh.org
Telephone: 01227361221
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jon Boyes
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136465

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1494
Number of Pupils: 1620
Number of Boys: 826
Number of Girls: 794

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.43 Confidence interval -0.59 to -0.27
Of the 250 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 247 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:42%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:26%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.24
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hampton Primary School
Fitzgerald Avenue , CT6 8NB
3out of 4 741 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Briary Primary School
Greenhill Road , CT6 7RS
- not rated 906 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Herne Bay Infant School
Stanley Road , CT6 5SH
3out of 4 1,466 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Herne Bay Junior School
Kings Road , CT6 5DA
3out of 4 1,517 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Herne Church of England Junior School
School Lane , Herne CT6 7AL
4out of 4 2,194 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Herne Bay High School
Bullockstone Road , CT6 7NS
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fairlight Glen Independent Special School
Verona House , 45 Station Road CT6 5QQ
- not rated 864 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.