Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Ashford, Kent
Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School is a primary school in Ashford, Kent for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5EA
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 429 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this cheerful and caring school.”
- “They are happy, and they are safe.”
- “Pupils enjoy reading and sharing their learning with Maddie and Wolfie, the school dogs.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, pupils do not have the opportunity to complete activities in the depth they need.”
- “At times, teaching moves on before pupils have had a chance to secure the knowledge they have been taught.”
- “As a result, pupils’ learning in these situations is not as secure as the school expects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 81% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 82 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Kent published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Brook Community Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Downs View Infant School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kennington Church of England Academy 2.1 mi School remains Good
- Phoenix Community Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Goat Lees Primary School 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Willesborough Infant School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Willesborough Junior School 3.3 mi School remains Good
- Challock Primary School 3.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published