Thistle Hill Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Aspen Drive
Minster-on-Sea
Sheerness
Kent
ME12 3UD
Phone 01795899119
Reference Number 140393

General Makeup

Number of pupils 332
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.39%
Girls: 53.61%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 48.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 21 28 49
2 26 30 56
3 22 26 48
4 22 24 46
5 23 23 46
6 29 31 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.8%
White, Other 3.3%
African 3.3%
Mixed, Other 1.5%
White & Asian 1.2%
Asian, Other 0.9%
Indian 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
05 Nov 2024 School inspection
20 Jun 2024 Monitoring visit
26 Apr 2022 School inspection:
22 May 2018 Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 49%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 100

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2.8
Writing -2.1
Maths -5

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 8 0
Third Preference 25 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Minster in Sheppey Primary School
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0.65 miles
St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School
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2.45 miles
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4.78 miles
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0.66 miles
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0.72 miles
Nore Academy
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1.11 miles
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