Thamesview School
Thong Lane, Gravesend, DA12 4LF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr George Rorke
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 910
- Pupils on roll
- 978
- URN
- 118879
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01474566552
About this school
Thamesview School is a foundation secondary school in Gravesend. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 978 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 172 | 179 | 161 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.9 | 33.6 | 34.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.69 -0.91 to -0.47 | -0.72 -0.94 to -0.50 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 21.2% | 22.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 42.5% | 42.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 19.6% | 54.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thamesview 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 | 33.9 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 33.6 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.3 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 955 |
| 2023/24 | 938 |
| 2024/25 | 955 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thamesview School compares
Thamesview School ranked 90th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 26% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34.3 | 9.4% | 48% | 978 | — |
| St John's Catholic Comprehensive | 42.1 | 6.6% | 28.6% | 1,335 | 1.0 miles |
| Gravesend Grammar School | 65.3 | 4.8% | 10.7% | 1,495 | 1.1 miles |
| Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend | 64.3 | 5.4% | 15.1% | 1,398 | 1.9 miles |
| Northfleet Technology College | 35.7 | 8.6% | 38.1% | 974 | 2.4 miles |
| Northfleet School for Girls | 43 | 8.3% | 38.2% | 1,312 | 2.5 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)
- 47.99%
- English as an additional language
- 19.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.44%
- Persistent absence
- 29.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's Catholic Comprehensive1.0 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
-
Gravesend Grammar School1.1 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
-
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend1.9 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
-
Northfleet Technology College2.4 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
-
Northfleet School for Girls2.5 miles
Secondary · Gravesend
Other schools in Gravesend
Thamesview School ranks 8th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Gravesend.
- Gravesend Grammar School Secondary
- Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend Secondary
- Meopham School Secondary
- Northfleet School for Girls Secondary
- Northfleet Technology College Secondary
- St John's Catholic Comprehensive Secondary
- Northfleet Nursery School Nursery
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Chantry Community Primary School Primary
- Cobham Primary School Primary
- Copperfield Academy Primary
- Culverstone Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thamesview School teach?
- Thamesview School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Gravesend.
- Who is the headteacher of Thamesview School?
- The headteacher of Thamesview School is Mr George Rorke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thamesview School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thamesview 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 big is Thamesview School?
- Thamesview School has 978 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Thamesview School full?
- Thamesview School has capacity for 910 pupils and 978 on roll (107%), 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 Thamesview School a faith school?
- No. Thamesview School has no designated religious character.
- Is Thamesview School a selective school?
- No. Thamesview School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Thamesview School have?
- The schools register lists Thamesview School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Thamesview School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 33.9 in 2022/23 and 34.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thamesview School rank locally?
- Thamesview School ranked 90th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 26% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thamesview School's absence rate?
- Thamesview School's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thamesview School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thamesview 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 6 July 2026.