Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School
Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachael Foster
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 429
- URN
- 118706
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01233812781
About this school
Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School is a voluntary controlled primary school in Ashford. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 429 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 64 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 70% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 17% | 30% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 89% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 75% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 80% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 85% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 410 |
| 2024/25 | 424 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School compares
Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School ranked 44th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 4.6% | 12.7% | 429 | — |
| Brook Community Primary School | 62% | 8.7% | 26.8% | 76 | 2.1 miles |
| Downs View Infant School | — | 6.8% | 22.8% | 184 | 2.1 miles |
| Kennington Church of England Academy | 64% | 5.6% | 30.5% | 355 | 2.1 miles |
| Phoenix Community Primary School | 41% | 6% | 51.8% | 190 | 2.6 miles |
| Goat Lees Primary School | 40% | 6.2% | 42.7% | 207 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.74%
- English as an additional language
- 14.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.56%
- Persistent absence
- 9.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brook Community Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Downs View Infant School2.1 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Kennington Church of England Academy2.1 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Phoenix Community Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Goat Lees Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Ashford
Other schools in Ashford
Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School ranks 6th of the 39 ranked primary schools in Ashford.
- Aldington Primary School Primary
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School Primary
- Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beaver Green Primary School Primary
- Bethersden Primary School Primary
- Bodsham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brabourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brook Community Primary School Primary
- Challock Primary School Primary
- Charing Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chilmington Green Primary School Primary
- Downs View Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School teach?
- Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School is Mrs Rachael Foster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School?
- Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School has 429 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School full?
- Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 429 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 85% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School ranked 44th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School's absence rate?
- Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.