Thistle Hill Academy

State-Funded School

thistle-hill-academy-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Sittingbourne and SheppeyConstituency

ME12 3UDPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Thistle Hill Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Kent, South East.

It currently serves 349 pupils. Thistle Hill Academy is part of The Stour Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 68%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

349

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 349
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Stour Academy Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
1 Dec 2024	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Good	Not judged
21 Sept 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
5 Jul 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.