Schools
26 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Higham Primary School is the nearest published school at 609 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Lower Higham
Local area, nearby places and postcodes.
Explore ME3 postcode district
Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Lower Higham within ME3; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.
Schools
- Open schools nearby
- 26
- Nearby establishment records
- 50
- Primary nearby
- 18
- Secondary nearby
- 3
All establishment records
1-20 of 50 · Within 3.1 miles
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- ME3 7JL, 609 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 57% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 3-16
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 January 1948
- Location
- ME3 7PA, 2.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 57.3
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 December 2014
- Location
- DA12 3DU, 2.7 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 69% expected standard
Shorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 30 November 2014
- Location
- DA12 3DU, 2.7 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 5-18
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 12 February 2018
- Location
- ME3 8UJ, 2.8 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 2.0
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- Phase and ages
- Middle deemed secondary, ages 10-12
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 1994
- Location
- ME3 8UJ, 2.8 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 30 June 2011
- Location
- ME3 8UJ, 2.8 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 July 2011
- Location
- ME3 8UJ, 2.8 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not judged
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 53% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2009
- Location
- ME2 3DL, 3.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 3-19
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- ME2 3SP, 3.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Outstanding
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 0% expected standard · KS4 2024/25: suppressed
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2001 · Closed 30 November 2015
- Location
- ME2 3NL, 3.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 December 2015
- Location
- ME2 3NL, 3.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 66% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2009
- Location
- ME2 2SX, 3.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-19
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2009
- Location
- ME2 2SX, 3.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 41.2
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 15-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 1993
- Location
- ME2 2SX, 3.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 January 2018
- Location
- ME2 4QN, 3.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 February 2018
- Location
- ME2 4QN, 3.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 62% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-7
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 28 February 2014
- Location
- ME2 3HQ, 3.7 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 7-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 28 February 2014
- Location
- ME2 3HQ, 3.7 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-7
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 March 2014
- Location
- ME2 3HQ, 3.7 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- Not published
Recorded crime
- Latest published month
- June 2026
- Records in latest month
- 5
- Records within 1 mile
- 101
- Months covered
- 12
Month-by-month history
Every available month within 1 mile of Lower Higham
Monthly records trend
Published monthly records within 1 mile of Lower Higham.
| Period | Recorded crime events |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | 10 |
| August 2025 | 2 |
| September 2025 | 6 |
| October 2025 | 11 |
| November 2025 | 13 |
| December 2025 | 11 |
| January 2026 | 8 |
| February 2026 | 6 |
| March 2026 | 11 |
| April 2026 | 15 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| June 2026 | 5 |
| Published month | Records | Largest category that month | Category records |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 5 | Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| May 2026 | 3 | Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| April 2026 | 15 | Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| March 2026 | 11 | Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| February 2026 | 6 | Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| January 2026 | 8 | Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| December 2025 | 11 | Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| November 2025 | 13 | Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| October 2025 | 11 | Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| September 2025 | 6 | Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| August 2025 | 2 | Public order | 1 |
| July 2025 | 10 | Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
Every published record
1-25 of 101
Public order
June 2026
On or near Church Street
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Ash Crescent
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Other crime
June 2026
On or near Mountbatten Avenue
Gravesham 010B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Mountbatten Avenue
Gravesham 010B
Outcome
Local resolution
Burglary
June 2026
On or near Mountbatten Avenue
Gravesham 010B
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences
May 2026
On or near Steadman Close
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
May 2026
On or near Mountbatten Avenue
Gravesham 010B
Outcome
Under investigation
Anti-social behaviour
May 2026
On or near Mountbatten Avenue
Gravesham 010B
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Violence and sexual offences
April 2026
On or near Steadman Close
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
April 2026
On or near Lower Rochester Road
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences
April 2026
On or near School Lane
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Under investigation
Vehicle crime
April 2026
On or near Ash Crescent
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crime
April 2026
On or near Steadman Close
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Public order
April 2026
On or near Taylors Lane
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Other theft
April 2026
On or near Church Street
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage and arson
April 2026
On or near Church Street
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage and arson
April 2026
On or near Steadman Close
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary
April 2026
On or near Lower Rochester Road
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Anti-social behaviour
April 2026
On or near School Lane
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Anti-social behaviour
April 2026
On or near Ash Crescent
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Violence and sexual offences
April 2026
On or near Mountbatten Avenue
Gravesham 010B
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Anti-social behaviour
April 2026
On or near Mountbatten Avenue
Gravesham 010B
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Burglary
April 2026
On or near Norah Lane
Gravesham 010A
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences
March 2026
On or near School Lane
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
March 2026
On or near Bull Lane
Gravesham 010C
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Place details
- Place type
- Village
- Postcode district
- ME3
- Country
- England
Reference location
- Latitude and longitude
- 51.42873, 0.46521
- Wider geography
- South East
Administrative areas
- District
- Gravesham
- E07000109
- Non-Metropolitan County
- Kent
- E10000016
Nearby places and postcodes
Evidence in context
Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Lower Higham and whose postcode is in ME3. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.
Recorded crime
101 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 39 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.