Thamesview School
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–18 · Gravesend, Kent
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Thamesview School is a secondary school in Gravesend, Kent for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 May 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Thamesview School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 47% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 26.3% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent.
- Every Year 7 applicant in 2026 was offered a place, and 27 of the 99 other Kent secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome also offered every applicant a place.
- Year 7 2026 had 127 first-choice applications for 202 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 75 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 22% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Thong Lane, Gravesend, DA12 4LF
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 978 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 May 2024
Strengths
- “All pupils at Thamesview benefit from high quality support.”
- “The school teaches them about effective ways to look after their wellbeing and mental health.”
- “This is reinforced by dedicated welfare support staff, who are there for times when pupils need further help.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, teachers do not address misconceptions in pupils’ understanding as they are learning.”
- “When this happens, there can be gaps in the knowledge and skills that pupils develop.”
- “Sometimes, pupils can lose focus on learning, such as when tasks do not build on what they already know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 22% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 34.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | E+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 127 first-preference applications, 202 offers in total, 127 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- St John's Catholic Comprehensive 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Gravesend Grammar School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Northfleet Technology College 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Northfleet School for Girls 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet 3.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Meopham School 4.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Longfield 4.3 mi Good Last distance published