Academy converter · Kent

Thornden Wood Primary School

4–11Ages
337Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147751URN

Greenhill Road, Herne Bay, CT6 7RS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

131 applications for 60 places · 234th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 February 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
Early years 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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

131 applications · 60 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.6; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.0; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 1.9; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 1 of 6 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Briary Primary School (URN 118520), 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	131	2.2	42	0.70
Sep 2025	47	105	2.2	45	0.96
Sep 2024	37	86	2.3	32	0.86
Sep 2023	48	95	2.0	36	0.75
Sep 2022	41	71	1.7	23	0.56
Sep 2021	28	72	2.6	26	0.93
Sep 2020 *	37	72	2.0	33	0.89
Sep 2019 *	30	58	1.9	28	0.93
Sep 2018 *	33	68	2.1	27	0.82
Sep 2017 *	38	75	2.0	37	0.97
Sep 2016 *	60	136	2.3	55	0.92
Sep 2015 *	60	142	2.4	54	0.90
Sep 2014 *	60	138	2.3	52	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 81% · Maths 84% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%44th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard58%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	81%	13%	109	107
2023/24	78%	12%	109	108
2022/23	57%	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

Thornden Wood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Hampton Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Herne Bay Infant School
2.2 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place
Herne Bay Junior School
2.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

34%met the SATs standard
Herne Church of England Junior School
2.5 km · Kent

Remains Outstanding2023

81%met the SATs standard
Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School
2.7 km · Kent

2026

2.5applications per place
Swalecliffe Community Primary School
3.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable
4.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Hoath Primary School
5.0 km · Kent

2026

5.5applications per place 71%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147751 · 886/2569
Trust: Ekc Schools Trust Limited
Capacity: 420 pupils · 337 on roll
Free school meals: 41.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2020
Replaced: Briary Primary School (URN 118520)
Address: Greenhill Road, Herne Bay, CT6 7RS
Local authority: Kent · Canterbury

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