Thistle Hill Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment
Thistle Hill Primary School
How close did you need to live?
Distance did not decide places here
Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How places are decided at Thistle Hill Primary School
When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.
1Looked 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.
2Sibling / 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.
Thistle Hill Primary School: key facts
What did Ofsted judge Thistle Hill Primary School's quality of education to be?
Ofsted judged Thistle Hill Primary School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Thistle Hill Primary School?
Thistle Hill Primary School has 349 pupils on roll.
What are Thistle Hill Primary School’s exam results?
In 2024-25, 49% of pupils at the end of primary school (key stage 2) reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.
What ages does Thistle Hill Primary School take?
Thistle Hill Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Thistle Hill Primary School located?
Thistle Hill Primary School is located in Sheerness, ME12 3UD, Kent.
How do I apply to Thistle Hill Primary School?
Thistle Hill Primary School 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 close do you need to live to get into Thistle Hill Primary School?
Distance did not decide places at Thistle Hill Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Thistle Hill Primary School?
3Medical / 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.
4Children of staff at the school — Children of staff in either or both of the following circumstances: a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post at the school for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This priority will be applied to all staff at the school.
5Distance / Nearness of children's home to the school — We use the distance between the child's permanent home address (defined in KCC's annual admissions prospectus) and the school, measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point. Distances are measured from a point defined as within the child's home to a point defined as within the school as specified by NLPG. The same address point on the school site is used for everybody.
If two applications tie: 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.
Before oversubscription criteria are applied, children with a statement of SEN or EHC Plan naming the school are admitted first, and the PAN is reduced accordingly. Waiting list maintained until 31 July 2028.
Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.
When Thistle Hill Primary School 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 Primary School?
According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 80.5% of pupils at Thistle Hill Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.
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