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EnglandSouth EastCanterburyCT6 7RSThornden Wood Primary School
Primary

Thornden Wood Primary School

Primary

Canterbury · Herne Bay · CT6 7RS www.thorndenwood.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
301
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
301
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
301
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Thornden Wood Primary School · Primary · Kent

Finance£6545 spend / pupil£6598 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
81%
+3pp
81%69%57%
'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
13%
+1pp
13%8%3%
'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
58%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
48%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
87%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
45%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.19
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
301
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
LA AVG 19.6:1
EAL
9%
LA AVG 13.09%
FSM eligible
42%
LA AVG 24.35%
SEN
24%
LA AVG 25.98%
Overall absence
7%
LA AVG 6.64%
Persistent absence
19%
LA AVG 17.81%

Contact

Address
Greenhill Road, Herne Bay, CT6 7RS
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2581%13%87%58%81%23%84%48%81%87%109.0107.0108.024%301
2023/2478%12%90%51%78%12%88%45%80%86%109.0108.0107.020%289
2022/2357%3%68%17%72%5%65%15%77%67%103.0102.0102.0-0.20+0.90+0.2013%295

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2530120.324%9%42%7%19%
2023/2428918.120%8%38%6%18%
2022/2329518.413%9%37%7%20%
2021/2229721.214%6%33%6%19%
2020/2130618.415%5%29%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.