Foundation school · Kent

Thamesview School

11–18Ages
978Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
118879URN

Thong Lane, Gravesend, DA12 4LF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

1.4 below Kent median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

347 applications for 202 places · 97th of 103 in Kent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

36.6of 90

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

82nd of 100 in Kent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Year 7

1.4 below Kent median (3.1) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

347 applications · 202 places offered · 127 named it first

2026 1.7; Kent median median 3.1
2025 1.8; Kent median median 3.0
2024 1.4; Kent median median 3.2
2023 1.6; Kent median median 3.2
2022 1.6; Kent median median 2.9
2021 1.8; Kent median median 3.6
2020 1.7; Kent median median 3.1
2019 2.2; Kent median median 2.9
2018 2.6; Kent median median 3.1
2017 2.6; Kent median median 3.0
2016 3.1; Kent median median 3.3
2015 3.0; Kent median median 3.2
2014 3.1; Kent median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Kent median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	202	347	1.7	127	0.63
Sep 2025	201	358	1.8	135	0.67
Sep 2024	207	296	1.4	103	0.50
Sep 2023	170	268	1.6	91	0.54
Sep 2022	159	247	1.6	90	0.57
Sep 2021	178	314	1.8	105	0.59
Sep 2020	176	293	1.7	95	0.54
Sep 2019	177	389	2.2	136	0.77
Sep 2018	176	461	2.6	154	0.88
Sep 2017	179	462	2.6	162	0.91
Sep 2016	148	465	3.1	140	0.95
Sep 2015	148	438	3.0	124	0.84
Sep 2014	147	456	3.1	143	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

170 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)36.682nd of 100 in Kent

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths22%85th of 100 in Kent

Kent 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Kent 60% England 66%

This school
Kent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.72

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	170	36.6	22%	51%	–
2024/25	161	34.3	22%	43%	–
2023/24	179	33.6	21%	43%	−0.72
2022/23	172	33.9	27%	47%	−0.69

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Thamesview SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
1.5 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

4.7applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Gravesend Grammar School
1.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 67.9Attainment 8 Selective
Saint George's Church of England School
2.6 km · Kent

Good2023

4.5applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
3.1 km · Kent

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 62.2Attainment 8 Selective
Northfleet Technology College
3.9 km · Kent

Good2022

2.1applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
Northfleet School for Girls
4.0 km · Kent

2026

2.6applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
Leigh Academy Strood
5.6 km · Medway

2026

2.0applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
6.3 km · Kent

Improved significantly2024

3.5applications per place 45.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 118879 · 886/5407
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 910 pupils · 978 on roll
Free school meals: 48.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Thong Lane, Gravesend, DA12 4LF
Local authority: Kent · Gravesham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources