Academy converter · Medway

Thames View Primary School

3–11Ages
459Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144132URN

Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

1.0 above Medway median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Medway

209 applications for 60 places · 12th of 62 in Medway

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 May 2023Ofsted'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
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

16 May 2023
Graded inspection: Good
15 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

3.5applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Medway median (2.5) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

209 applications · 60 places offered · 87 named it first

2026 3.5; Medway median median 2.5
2025 3.0; Medway median median 2.8
2024 2.9; Medway median median 2.8
2023 2.4; Medway median median 2.2
2022 2.6; Medway median median 2.2
2021 2.2; Medway median median 2.1
2020 2.3; Medway median median 2.1
2019 2.6; Medway median median 2.2
2018 2.4; Medway median median 2.0
2017 2.1; Medway median median 2.0
2016 2.8; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Medway median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Medway median

Dashed bars: as Thames View Primary School (URN 118528), Thames View Junior School (URN 118478), the previous school.

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	60	209	3.5	87	1.45
Sep 2025	60	177	3.0	63	1.05
Sep 2024	60	173	2.9	68	1.13
Sep 2023	60	141	2.4	68	1.13
Sep 2022	60	158	2.6	77	1.28
Sep 2021	51	113	2.2	48	0.94
Sep 2020	60	139	2.3	53	0.88
Sep 2019	60	157	2.6	61	1.02
Sep 2018	57	134	2.4	52	0.91
Sep 2017	60	127	2.1	53	0.88
Sep 2016 *	59	165	2.8	60	1.02
Sep 2015 *	57	137	2.4	50	0.88
Sep 2014 *	60	149	2.5	53	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 82% · Maths 92% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%4th of 53 in Medway

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Medway 74% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Medway 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Medway 77% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Medway 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Medway 73% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Medway 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Medway median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	3%	107	107
2023/24	77%	7%	106	106
2022/23	48%	3%	103	102

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

Thames View Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
1.1 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

67%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Infant School
1.1 km · Medway

Improved significantly2025

2.5applications per place
Twydall Primary School and Nursery
1.1 km · Medway

Good2023

3.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
1.1 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place
Riverside Primary School
1.5 km · Medway

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Miers Court Primary School
1.7 km · Medway

2026

3.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Featherby Junior School
1.7 km · Medway

Good2022

64%met the SATs standard
Featherby Infant and Nursery School
1.8 km · Medway

2026

1.8applications per place

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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144132 · 887/2592
Trust: The Howard Academy Trust
Capacity: 450 pupils · 459 on roll
Free school meals: 13.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2017
Replaced: Thames View Primary School (URN 118528); Thames View Junior School (URN 118478)
Address: Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7DX
Local authority: Medway

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources