Horsted Infant School
Barberry Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9TF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Steer
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- URN
- 118442
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634335400
About this school
Horsted Infant School is a community primary school in Chatham. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 187 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Horsted Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Horsted Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 177 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Horsted Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 11.4% | 187 | — |
| Horsted Junior School | 74% | 4% | 20% | 250 | 0.1 miles |
| Oaklands School | 70% | 6.3% | 42.6% | 444 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 397 | 0.7 miles |
| Walderslade Primary School | 77% | 5% | 14.9% | 235 | 0.9 miles |
| Warren Wood Primary School | 38% | 5.7% | 38.1% | 458 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 10 October 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report6 July 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.43%
- English as an additional language
- 9.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.14%
- Persistent absence
- 7.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Horsted Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Oaklands School0.6 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Walderslade Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Warren Wood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rochester
Other schools in Chatham
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Balfour Junior School Primary
- Greenvale Primary School Primary
- Horsted Junior School Primary
- Kingfisher Community Primary School Primary
- Lordswood School Primary
- Luton Primary School Primary
- Maundene School Primary
- New Horizons Children's Academy Primary
- New Road Primary School Primary
- Oaklands School Primary
- Phoenix Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Horsted Infant School teach?
- Horsted Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Chatham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Horsted Infant School?
- The executive headteacher of Horsted Infant School is Mrs Sarah Steer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Horsted Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Horsted Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Horsted Infant School?
- Horsted Infant School has 187 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Horsted Infant School full?
- Horsted Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 187 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Horsted Infant School a faith school?
- No. Horsted Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Horsted Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Horsted Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Horsted Infant School's absence rate?
- Horsted Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Horsted Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Horsted Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.