Shears Green Infant School
Packham Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 7JF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HORNCHURCH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Holder
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 258
- URN
- 148918
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01474566700
About this school
Shears Green Infant School is a primary academy in Gravesend. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 258 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Shears Green 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 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 342 |
| 2023/24 | 315 |
| 2024/25 | 279 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shears Green Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 35.5% | 258 | — |
| Shears Green Junior School | 52% | 5.8% | 35.4% | 493 | 0.0 miles |
| Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School | 61% | 5.7% | 20.2% | 442 | 0.5 miles |
| Painters Ash Primary School | 77% | 4.9% | 24.7% | 391 | 0.7 miles |
| Copperfield Academy | 72% | 5.6% | 42.6% | 459 | 0.8 miles |
| Whitehill Primary School | 42% | 7.6% | 37.7% | 515 | 0.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.48%
- English as an additional language
- 13.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.04%
- Persistent absence
- 14.62%
Location
Nearby schools
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Shears Green Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Gravesend
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Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Gravesend
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Painters Ash Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gravesend
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Copperfield Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Gravesend
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Whitehill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Gravesend
Other schools in Gravesend
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Chantry Community Primary School Primary
- Cobham Primary School Primary
- Copperfield Academy Primary
- Culverstone Green Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Istead Rise Primary School Primary
- King's Farm Primary School Primary
- Lawn Primary School Primary
- Meopham Community Academy Primary
- Painters Ash Primary School Primary
- Sedley's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Shears Green Infant School teach?
- Shears Green Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Gravesend.
- Who is the headteacher of Shears Green Infant School?
- The headteacher of Shears Green Infant School is Mrs Clare Holder, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shears Green Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shears Green 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 big is Shears Green Infant School?
- Shears Green Infant School has 258 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Shears Green Infant School full?
- Shears Green Infant School has capacity for 360 pupils and 258 on roll (72%), so it has space against 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 Shears Green Infant School a faith school?
- No. Shears Green Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shears Green Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shears Green Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Shears Green Infant School?
- Shears Green Infant School is part of HORNCHURCH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Shears Green Infant School's absence rate?
- Shears Green Infant School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Shears Green 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 Shears Green 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 10 July 2026.