Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Primary school · Ashford, Kent
TN25 5EA
Composite score
87.6

About Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School

Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School is a primary school in Ashford, Kent, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school. Around 424 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 11.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 2% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 30% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#316
National rank
#40
In South East
#8
In Kent
Top 2%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
81%
% achieving higher RWM
30%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 424 % FSM ever-6 12.7% % EAL 14.2% Age range 5–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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