UKSchoolSearch
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Expected standardURN 125550

Thorns Community Infant School

Community school · Kenilworth · CV8 2DS

Ages 4–7 · 169 pupils · Warwickshire

School website

Ofsted

Expected standard

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

Read full report

Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-04-28

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

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

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.5%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
94

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

57

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

57

Total preferences (any rank)
127
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 fill94%

169 pupils · 180 places

Pupils on roll
169
Boys / girls
94 / 75
School capacity
180
Capacity fill
169 / 180 (94%)
Free school meals
8.3%
FSM pupils
14
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Federation
Thorns and Park Hill Federation
Headteacher
Miss Lizzy Biggs

Location

Address
Blackthorn Road
Postcode
CV8 2DS
Town
Kenilworth
County
Warwickshire
Local authority
Warwickshire
District
Warwick
Constituency
Kenilworth and Southam
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–7, in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, 169 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8.3%.

Open schools in Kenilworth
11
Primary schools in Kenilworth
8
Academies among open schools in Kenilworth
36% (4)
Open schools in CV8
14
Primary in CV8
10
Open schools in Warwickshire LA
288
Primary in Warwickshire LA
197

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in KenilworthNear CV8

  • Park Hill Junior School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Kenilworth · CV8 2JJ · Warwickshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM6.4%

    0.6 miles away

  • St John's Primary School and Nursery

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Kenilworth · CV8 1FS · Warwickshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM18.3%
    • Demand0.97

    0.6 miles away

  • Clinton Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Kenilworth · CV8 1DL · Warwickshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence3.1%
    • FSM1.8%
    • Demand1.11

    0.8 miles away

  • St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Kenilworth · CV8 2JY · Warwickshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM3.9%
    • Demand0.96

    1.2 miles away

  • Priors Field Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Kenilworth · CV8 1BA · Warwickshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM2.4%
    • Demand1.13

    1.5 miles away

  • Telford Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leamington Spa · CV32 7HP · Warwickshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM10.5%

    2.9 miles away

New to reading school data? See Ofsted ratings explained and how to compare schools.

Contact

Headteacher
Miss Lizzy Biggs
Telephone
01926853875
Website
http://www.thornsinfantschool.com

Official links