Thistle Hill Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 27 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 140393
- Address
- Aspen Drive, Minster-on-Sea, ME12 3UD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 352 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.0%
- Girls
- 52.0%
- First language not English
- 8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.7%
- Persistent absence
- 26.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.6%
White British 88.1%
Other White 3.4%
Mixed 2.8%
African 2.8%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.8
WritingBelow average-2.1
MathsWell below average-5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 56%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Thistle Hill Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 27
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 44 20 24 |
| Year 1 | 50 22 28 |
| Year 2 | 48 25 23 |
| Year 3 | 45 21 24 |
| Year 4 | 48 25 23 |
| Year 5 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 6 | 58 27 31 |