- What did Ofsted judge Thistle Hill Academy's quality of education to be?
- Ofsted judged Thistle Hill Academy's quality of education as Good at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Thistle Hill Academy?
- Thistle Hill Academy has 349 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Thistle Hill Academy take?
- Thistle Hill Academy admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
- Where is Thistle Hill Academy located?
- Thistle Hill Academy is located in Sheerness, ME12 3UD, Kent.
- How do I apply to Thistle Hill Academy?
- Thistle Hill Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
- How far from Thistle Hill Academy were places offered?
- The furthest place offered at Thistle Hill Academy for 2026-27 (Reception) was 5.375 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
- How are Reception places decided at Thistle Hill Academy?
- When Thistle Hill Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling / Current Family Association — A brother or sister attending Thistle Hill Academy; in this context brother or sister means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers or sisters. The sibling link is maintained as long as the family live at the same address as when the first child applied, or has moved closer to the school than when the first child was offered a place, or has moved to an address that is less than 2 miles from the school using the distance measured by the method outlined in the distance/nearness of children's home to school criterion; 3. Medical / Health and Special Access Reasons — Medical, health, social and special access reasons will be applied in accordance with the school's legal obligations, in particular those under The Equality Act 2010. Priority will be given to those children whose mental or physical impairment means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend Thistle Hill Academy. Equally this priority will apply to children whose parents'/guardians', physical or mental health or social needs means that they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend Thistle Hill Academy. Such claims will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a special connection between these needs and the school, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the unlikely event that two or more children live in the same block and in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the academy, the names will be allocated a number and drawn randomly, this must be supervised by someone independent of the academy, to decide which child should be given the place.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Thistle Hill Academy?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 80.5% of pupils at Thistle Hill Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.