Thamesview School

Thamesview School is performing well overall, receiving a 'Good' rating across all domains including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision. The school provides high-quality support for pupils, focusing on their well-being and mental health, which fosters a caring and confident environment for learning. With leaders addressing past low outcome data, significant curriculum improvements have been implemented, leading to better student qualifications and preparation for future endeavors.

Strengths

• High quality support for pupil well-being and mental health.
• Strong emphasis on setting high expectations for achievement and behaviour.
• Knowledgeable teachers providing clear explanations and support for SEND.
• Pupils learn well across the curriculum, with particular achievements for disadvantaged pupils.
• Effective strategies in place for improving attendance and behaviour.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teaching does not adequately address misconceptions in pupil understanding, leading to gaps in knowledge.
• Variability in the implementation of leaders' vision due to inconsistent monitoring and quality assurance processes.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Thamesview School attended 90.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 29.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 9.0% of pupils at Thamesview School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Thamesview School had 15.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.7% of pupils at Thamesview School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 6 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Thamesview School received £10,083 and spent £9,759 for each of its 985 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £399,000 (£405 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Thamesview School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Thamesview School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Thamesview School last inspected by Ofsted?

Thamesview School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Thamesview School have?

Thamesview School has 978 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thamesview School cover?

Thamesview School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Thamesview School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 36.6, and 22% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Thamesview School?

Thamesview School is at Thong Lane, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4LF.