# Thornden Wood Primary School

Thornden 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.

Primary school. Code E147751. [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 337
- Council: Canterbury
- URN: 147751

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [SALT COLLEGE](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salt-college-e152615): 640 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Hampton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampton-primary-school-e137961): 820 m. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Herne Bay High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herne-bay-high-school-e136465): 830 m. Secondary. Good (overall), May 2022. Attainment 8 of 35.5 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/147751)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147751)

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