Thornden Wood Primary School
Primary schoolThornden Wood Primary School is a primary school in Canterbury, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 337 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), February 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 20 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 81% of pupils at Thornden Wood Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- SALT COLLEGESpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file640 m
- Hampton Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- Herne Bay High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), May 2022. Attainment 8 of 35.5 (2025/26, provisional)830 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Canterbury
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).