Thornden Wood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Herne Bay, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.347 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Thornden Wood Primary School is a primary school in Herne Bay, Kent for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 February 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Thornden Wood Primary 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 4.347 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent that have results.
- For Reception 2026 there were 42 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 18 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 41.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 26.4% across the 8 nearest primary 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
- Greenhill Road, Herne Bay, CT6 7RS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 337 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are thriving at this inclusive, nurturing and successful school.”
- “There is a keen sense of community, which results in happy staff and pupils.”
- “The school has high expectations and staff create an environment where respect and kindness are commonplace.”
To improve
- “The way the school assesses and checks pupils’ understanding in some subject areas, including phonics, is still relatively new.”
- “The school recognises that there is more to do to ensure that these checks are consistent across every subject.”
- “Plans are in place to continue to strengthen this work to improve the attendance of pupils who are absent too often.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 March 2024 (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: 42 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 42 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Hampton Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Herne Bay Infant School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Herne Bay Junior School 1.4 mi Not judged
- Herne Church of England Junior School 1.5 mi School remains Outstanding
- Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Swalecliffe Community Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hoath Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published