Thistle Hill Academy

General Information

Address: Aspen Drive, Minster-on-Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3UD
Phone: 01795899119
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Rebecca Handebeaux
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 349
School capacity: 420
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 174
% eligible for free school meals: 49.9%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 7.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 22.5%
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

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.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 33.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 43 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 35 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 19 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils
Physical disability: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 18 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

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 2024 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.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,196 (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.

Ranked #15 of 46 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#13Sunny Bank Primary School£7,336
#14Ospringe Church of England Primary School£7,298
#15Thistle Hill Academy£7,196
#16Rodmersham School£7,145
#17St. Clement's CofE Primary School£7,054

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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.

#1Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School£11,236
#2Lynsted and Norton Primary School£9,087
#3Selling Church of England Primary School£8,696
#4Richmond Primary School£8,352
#5West Minster Primary School£8,185
#6Bysing Wood Primary School£8,184
#7Eastling Primary School£8,141
#8Rose Street Primary School£7,924
#9Eastchurch Church of England Primary School£7,810
#10Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School£7,807
#11Graveney Primary School£7,686
#12Newington Church of England Primary School£7,556
#13Sunny Bank Primary School£7,336
#14Ospringe Church of England Primary School£7,298
#15Thistle Hill Academy£7,196
#16Rodmersham School£7,145
#17St. Clement's CofE Primary School£7,054
#18Canterbury Road Primary School£6,984
#19St Edward's Catholic Primary School£6,951
#20Milton Court Primary Academy£6,924
#21Queenborough School and Nursery£6,868
#22Borden Church of England Primary School£6,847
#23Bredgar Church of England Primary School£6,843
#24St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School£6,773
#25South Avenue Primary School£6,649
#26Lower Halstow Primary School£6,622
#27Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School£6,459
#28Luddenham School£6,446
#29Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery£6,425
#30Davington Primary School£6,404
#31Hernhill Church of England Primary School£6,395
#32Grove Park Primary School£6,375
#33Westlands Primary School£6,277
#34Lansdowne Primary School£6,251
#35Kemsley Primary Academy£6,050
#36Holywell Primary School£6,024
#37Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School£6,005
#38Regis Manor Primary School£5,954
#39St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School£5,941
#40Sheldwich Primary School£5,924
#41Ethelbert Road Primary School£5,729
#42Iwade School£5,704
#43Bobbing Village School£5,653
#44Minster in Sheppey Primary School£5,481
#45Halfway Houses Primary School£5,337
#46St Peter's Catholic Primary School£5,105

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