Thorns Community Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Thorns Community Infant School is a primary school in Kenilworth, Warwickshire for ages 4–7 (community school). Warwickshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Blackthorn Road, Kenilworth, CV8 2DS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Warwickshire
- Pupils on roll
- 169 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Thorns Community Infant School is a warm, welcoming and joyful place.”
- “Pupils start the day with smiles on their faces.”
- “They enjoy the time they spend with their friends and adults at the school.”
To improve
- “At times, adults miss opportunities to interact with children to help them progress their learning even further.”
- “Sometimes pupils' work across the wider curriculum does not reflect what they can achieve, but this is improving.”
- “However, in some subjects, the presentation and quality of work are more variable.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 61 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 56 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 2017 to 2026, as Warwickshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Warwickshire.
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Park Hill Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- St John's Primary School and Nursery 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Clinton Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Priors Field Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Academy 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Telford Junior School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade