Academy sponsor led · Kent

Thistle Hill Primary School

4–11Ages
349Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140393URN

Aspen Drive, Minster-on-Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3UD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

78 applications for 38 places · 274th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

49%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 5 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

78 applications · 38 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.7; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.4; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.0; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.4; Kent median median 2.4

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	38	78	2.1	38	1.00
Sep 2025	43	74	1.7	41	0.95
Sep 2024	27	66	2.4	25	0.93
Sep 2023	40	67	1.7	34	0.85
Sep 2022	49	72	1.5	45	0.92
Sep 2021	40	70	1.8	40	1.00
Sep 2020	38	62	1.6	35	0.92
Sep 2019	40	66	1.7	36	0.90
Sep 2018	60	134	2.2	59	0.98
Sep 2017	60	132	2.2	66	1.10
Sep 2016	59	115	2.0	54	0.92
Sep 2015	15	36	2.4	13	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 76% · Maths 59% → all three 49% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard49%349th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	49%	0%	103	100
2023/24	68%	5%	106	103
2022/23	56%	2%	104	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Thistle Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Minster in Sheppey Primary School
1.0 km · Kent

2026

2.1applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Good2024

3.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Halfway Houses Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Richmond Primary School
3.0 km · Kent

Good2022

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Queenborough School and Nursery
3.1 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
West Minster Primary School
3.7 km · Kent

2025

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Rose Street Primary School
3.9 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
4.0 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140393 · 886/2034
Trust: The Stour Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 349 on roll
Free school meals: 49.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2015
Address: Aspen Drive, Minster-on-Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3UD
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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