Thamesview SchoolGravesend Grammar School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Gravesend.

Summary of the comparison

Thamesview School and Gravesend Grammar School are secondary schools in Gravesend.

  • Thamesview School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Gravesend Grammar School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Gravesend Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Thamesview School was judged Good and Gravesend Grammar School was judged strong.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 34.3 for Thamesview School and 65.3 for Gravesend Grammar School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Thamesview School (36.9 in 2021-22, 34.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Gravesend Grammar School (67.5 in 2021-22, 65.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Thamesview School versus Gravesend Grammar School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GravesendThamesview SchoolGravesendGravesend Grammar SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD42/100B73/100Stronger figure
Local ranking86th of 102 in Kent 19th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Boys
Pupils on roll955 1,493
Capacity910 1,032
LocationGravesend, DA12 4LF Gravesend, DA12 2PR
GCSE results
Attainment 834.3 65.3 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths22.4% 91.9% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths42.9% 98.2% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc54.7% 89.6% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.16 6.36 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort161 221
A-level results
A-level entries16 193
A-level average points12.5 38.4 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeE+ B
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported38.3 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported26.9% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census955 1,493
Free school meals (ever 6)48.0% 10.7%
English as an additional language19.2% 19.2%
SEN support12.5% 4.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 0.3%
Attendance
Overall absence9.4% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence29.5% 8.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Thamesview School

Gravesend Grammar School

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