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Thamesview School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school
Thong Lane, Gravesend DA12 4LF · thamesviewsch.co.uk · 01474 566552
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 978
- 68 over 910 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 18.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 127 families put the school first and 202 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 202 | 127 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 201 | 135 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 207 | 103 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 170 | 91 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 159 | 90 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.3, and 22.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade E+ (12.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼42.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲54.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.16 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 36.9 | −3.7 |
| Further education | 49.2 | +16.1 |
| Other education | 1.7 | +0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | −1.7 |
| Employment | 2.8 | −3.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | −4.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | −2.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 students | E+ (12.5) | Well below average -1.14 | |
| 16 students | E+ (12.4) | Well below average -1.16 | |
| 24 students | Merit (24.9) | Below average -0.30 | |
| 8 students | U (3.1) | Well below average -1.43 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 17 | E+ (13.1) | -0.88 |
| 2022/23 | 35 | E (8.6) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 17.1 | −11.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 14.3 | +9 |
| Employment | 31.4 | −2.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 28.6 | +15.4 |
| Activity not captured | 8.6 | −7.2 |
Ofsted
Thamesview School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 59
- 6% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (51%) with SEND