Shears Green Infant School
Packham Road, Gravesend, DA11 7JF
258 pupils · 72% of 360 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- HORNCHURCH ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 35.3%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 18 December 2024, published 3 February 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 73 | 65 | 179 | 71 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 79 | 73 | 162 | 76 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 84 | 66 | 188 | 82 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 89 | 84 | 198 | 88 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Shears Green Junior School 0 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Painters Ash Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Copperfield Academy 1.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Whitehill Primary School 1.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Wrotham Road Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.