Thistle Hill Academy is a primary school located in Sheerness. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 23/05/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Aspen Drive, Sheerness, ME12 3UD
Website: http://www.thistlehill.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01795899119
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Annette Bevan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140393

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 320
Number of Boys: 168
Number of Girls: 152

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.9 to 0.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5.7 to -1.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -4 Confidence interval -6.2 to -1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thistle Hill Academy
Aspen Drive , Minster-on-Sea ME12 3UD
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Minster in Sheppey Primary School
Brecon Chase , Minster ME12 2HX
3out of 4 1,134 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School
Chequers Road , ME12 3QU
3out of 4 1,528 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Halfway Houses Primary School
Danley Road , ME12 3AP
3out of 4 1,954 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey
Minster Road , ME12 3JQ
2out of 4 1,367 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elliott Park School
18-20 Marina Drive , Minster-on-Sea ME12 2DP
- not rated 1,161 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.