Thames View Primary School
Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leanna Rogers
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Howard Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 459
- URN
- 144132
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634629080
About this school
Thames View Primary School is a primary academy in Gillingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 459 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 58 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 77% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 80% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 83% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 67% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Thames View 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 | Medway average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 449 |
| 2023/24 | 449 |
| 2024/25 | 457 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thames View Primary School compares
Thames View Primary School ranked 5th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 5.5% | 17.6% | 459 | — |
| St Margaret's Infant School | — | 4.6% | 16.4% | 312 | 0.7 miles |
| St Margaret's Church of England Junior School | 67% | 4.4% | 19.2% | 363 | 0.7 miles |
| Twydall Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 6.9% | 42.6% | 245 | 0.7 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School | — | 4.2% | 13.2% | 237 | 0.7 miles |
| Riverside Primary School | 56% | 4.5% | 37.3% | 453 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
- 16 May 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report15 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.56%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.47%
- Persistent absence
- 11.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Margaret's Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Twydall Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Riverside Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Gillingham
Other schools in Gillingham
Thames View Primary School ranks 2nd of the 18 ranked primary schools in Gillingham.
- Barnsole Primary School Primary
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Deanwood Primary School Primary
- Fairview Community Primary School Primary
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Featherby Junior School Primary
- Hempstead Infant School Primary
- Hempstead Junior School Primary
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thames View Primary School teach?
- Thames View Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gillingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Thames View Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thames View Primary School is Mrs Leanna Rogers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thames View Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thames View 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 big is Thames View Primary School?
- Thames View Primary School has 459 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Thames View Primary School full?
- Thames View Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 459 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 Thames View Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thames View Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thames View Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thames View Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Thames View Primary School?
- Thames View Primary School is part of THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thames View Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thames View Primary School rank locally?
- Thames View Primary School ranked 5th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thames View Primary School's absence rate?
- Thames View Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thames View Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thames View 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 10 July 2026.