Thamesview School
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · Kent
Thong Lane, Gravesend, DA12 4LF
48
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/05/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.6%
29.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
978
Capacity used
Over capacity107%
910 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
135 of 135 families who put it first got an offer
201
Places offered
358
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 135 | 135 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 63 | 26 | ● 41% |
| 3rd preference | 95 | 20 | ● 21% |
| 4th preference | 65 | 6 | ● 9% |
| Total | 358 | 187 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- George Rorke
- Address
- Thong Lane, Gravesend, DA12 4LF
- Phone
- 01474566552
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Riverview Park · Gravesham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 118879
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 48% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
978 pupils · 910 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
21 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 960 pupils
Attendance
90.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 33.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.72 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 21% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.92 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 13.08 | — | — |
Average grade: E+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 34.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 22.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 42.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 54.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.16 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 161 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 12.5 | 35 |
| Average grade | E+ | — |
| A-level students | 16 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 156 | 4% | 29% | 51% | |
| English Language | 156 | 4% | 26% | 48% | |
| English Literature | 156 | 8% | 36% | 53% | |
| Combined Science | 151 | 2% | 23% | 42% | |
| History | 120 | 6% | 27% | 32% | |
| French | 85 | 11% | 19% | 34% | |
| Geography | 85 | 6% | 19% | 31% | |
| Business | 76 | 5% | 26% | 37% | |
| Art and Design | 35 | 9% | 37% | 51% | |
| Social Studies | 30 | 3% | 27% | 50% | |
| Other Sciences | 16 | 0% | 6% | 31% | |
| Biology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language and Literature | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.