Thornden Wood Primary School

State-Funded School

thornden-wood-primary-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Herne Bay and SandwichConstituency

CT6 7RSPostcode

8.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Thornden Wood Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 337 pupils. Thornden Wood Primary School is part of EKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 78%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

337

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

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: 337
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: EKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Mar 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Mar 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.