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Thistle Hill Academy

Academy sponsor led · Sheerness · ME12 3UD

Ages 4–11 · 349 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

68%

Overall absence

9.0%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-11-05

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)68%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)31.0%
Unauthorised3.6%
Authorised absence
5.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.4%
Enrolments in measure
326

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

25

Places offered

27

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
66
Preferred offers (top 3)
27
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill83%

349 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
349
Boys / girls
167 / 182
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
349 / 420 (83%)
Free school meals
49.9%
FSM pupils
174
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
The Stour Academy Trust
Headteacher
Ms Rebecca Handebeaux

Location

Address
Aspen Drive, Minster-on-Sea
Postcode
ME12 3UD
Town
Sheerness
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
10 on roll / 14 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Sheerness, Kent, 349 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 49.9%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Sheerness
15
Primary schools in Sheerness
10
Academies among open schools in Sheerness
67% (10)
Open schools in ME12
15
Primary in ME12
10
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM24.7%
    • Demand0.95

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    • Absence10.8%
    • FSM70.7%
    • Demand0.98

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    • Demand1.32

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  • Rose Street Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM67.9%
    • Demand0.98

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  • St Edward's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • KS269%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM58.1%
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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Rebecca Handebeaux
Telephone
01795899119
Website
http://www.thistlehill.kent.sch.uk

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