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Thornden Wood Primary School

Canterbury, CT6 7RSPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2024
KS2 Results
78%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
45 1st-choice / 47 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1942 of 13,686 nationally

About Thornden Wood Primary School

Thornden Wood Primary School’s Key Stage 2 results comfortably outpace the Kent local authority average, marking it out as a strong performer in Canterbury. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined sits at 63%, Thornden Wood achieved 78% — a 15-point gap that places it third out of 30 primary schools in the Canterbury district. That puts the school in the top 10% locally and the top 14% nationally. Its maths average score of 108 and reading average score of 109 are both above the national benchmark of 100, and the proportion of pupils hitting the higher standard in reading (51%) is notably strong. The school’s ranking score of 78 reflects consistent performance across the core subjects, though it falls short of the very top-tier local primaries like Stelling Minnis and Temple Ewell.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressGreenhill Road, Herne Bay, Canterbury, CT6 7RS
HeadteacherKate Espley
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils301
Free School Meals (FSM)42.2%
School Capacity301 / 420 (72% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

20 Feb 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 21 Mar 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:50

After-school care

15:15-17:30

Source: thorndenwood.kent.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Thornden Wood Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.