Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School

Ashford · TN25 5EA

General information Primary School · 5-11 years Who goes here 429 pupils, 11.4% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted and results

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Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School

General Information

Address: Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5EA – View on map
Phone: 01233812781
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Rachael Foster
Age range: 5-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 82 families put it first for 60 places – 14 for every 10 places. 72% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 11 · 2025 13 · 2026 14
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

429 pupils out of 420 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 49
% eligible for free school meals: 11.4%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (similar to the Ashford average)
English as an additional language: 14% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 25.8% a year (Ashford 16.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 29% moved to another school, 71% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Kent: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 21 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 32 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Kent (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 9.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Autistic spectrum disorder: 15 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 11 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 10 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 81% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 30% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 19 percentage points above the Ashford average (62%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 79% against an expected 65%)
3-year average (expected standard): 79%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 92% · Writing 92% · Maths 84% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 86%
Average test scores: reading 109, maths 107
Based on: 64 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolAshford averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 19 percentage points above the Ashford average (62%).

Year 6 SATs: 5th of 41 junior and primary schools in the area

#3Brabourne Church of England Primary School87%
#4Pluckley Church of England Primary School82%
#5Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School81%
#6Wittersham Church of England Primary School79%
#7Great Chart Primary School77%

Click to see the full ranking

Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Charing Church of England Primary School93%
#2Smarden Primary School89%
#3Brabourne Church of England Primary School87%
#4Pluckley Church of England Primary School82%
#5Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School81%
#6Wittersham Church of England Primary School79%
#7Great Chart Primary School77%
#8Finberry Primary School76%
#9East Stour Primary School75%
#10Woodchurch Church of England Primary School74%
=11Rolvenden Primary School73%
=11Willesborough Junior School73%
=13Challock Primary School67%
=13Furley Park Primary Academy67%
=13Repton Manor Primary School67%
#16Kennington Church of England Academy64%
=17Beaver Green Primary School63%
=17Godinton Primary School63%
=17St Teresa's Catholic Primary School63%
=20Brook Community Primary School62%
=20Hamstreet Primary Academy62%
=20Smeeth Community Primary School62%
=23Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School61%
=23The John Wallis Church of England Academy61%
#25Aldington Primary School58%
#26Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School56%
#27Egerton Church of England Primary School55%
=28Mersham Primary School52%
=28St Michael's Church of England Primary School52%
=28The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School52%
#31Victoria Road Primary School50%
=32Bethersden Primary School46%
=32Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School46%
=32Chilmington Green Primary School46%
=32Tenterden Church of England Junior School46%
#36High Halden Church of England Primary School42%
#37Phoenix Community Primary School41%
=38Goat Lees Primary School40%
=38St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford40%
#40Ashford Oaks Community Primary School34%
#41John Mayne Church of England Primary School27%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,286 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

28th of 38 primary schools in Ashford for spending per pupil

#26St Michael's Church of England Primary School£6,443
#27Beaver Green Primary School£6,372
#28Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School£6,286
#29Godinton Primary School£6,281
#30Great Chart Primary School£6,277

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Brook Community Primary School£9,208
#2Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School£9,025
#3Phoenix Community Primary School£8,565
#4Ashford Oaks Community Primary School£8,498
#5High Halden Church of England Primary School£8,466
#6Tenterden Infant School£8,223
#7Bethersden Primary School£8,024
#8Pluckley Church of England Primary School£7,809
#9Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School£7,573
#10Rolvenden Primary School£7,549
#11Woodchurch Church of England Primary School£7,310
#12Goat Lees Primary School£7,280
#13Brabourne Church of England Primary School£7,195
#14Wittersham Church of England Primary School£7,177
#15Charing Church of England Primary School£7,047
#16The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,995
#17East Stour Primary School£6,949
#18Chilmington Green Primary School£6,751
#19Repton Manor Primary School£6,740
#20Victoria Road Primary School£6,739
#21Smeeth Community Primary School£6,726
#22Mersham Primary School£6,573
#23John Mayne Church of England Primary School£6,560
#24Finberry Primary School£6,517
#25Egerton Church of England Primary School£6,468
#26St Michael's Church of England Primary School£6,443
#27Beaver Green Primary School£6,372
#28Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School£6,286
#29Godinton Primary School£6,281
#30Great Chart Primary School£6,277
#31Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School£6,250
#32Hamstreet Primary Academy£6,218
#33Challock Primary School£6,114
#34Aldington Primary School£5,795
#35Smarden Primary School£5,680
#36St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford£5,500
#37Furley Park Primary Academy£5,499
#38St Teresa's Catholic Primary School£5,396

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