Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School

KentVoluntary controlled school

Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5EA

Headteacher: Mrs Rachael FosterSchool website ↗Pupils: 424 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected February 2025
Oversubscribed
73% of first-choice applicants offered a place
81%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected February 2025
73%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 11 February 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
81.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
30.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 92%·Writing 92%·Maths 84%All three 81%
Reading
Expected92%
Exceeding47%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected92%
Exceeding44%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected84%
Exceeding41%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
80
How many got their first choice?
58of 80 (72.5%)
How many applied in total?
140

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
19.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
16.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
17.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
213 girls, 211 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 85% (2022/23), currently 81%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1666.0%15.0%-0.1+0.2-1.6
2016/1772.0%18.0%+0.5-0.7-1.9
2017/1884.0%18.0%+3.0+0.5-0.3
2018/1978.0%19.0%+1.3+0.8-1.1
2022/2385.0%22.0%+3.0+2.9+2.0
2023/2470.0%17.0%---
2024/2581.0%30.0%---
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