Thamesview School, Gravesend

In 2026, pupils at Thamesview School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 36.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.1 in Kent and 47 across England.

22% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Kent and 47% in England.

That is up from 34.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.72: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 29.3, against 41.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 127 families put Thamesview School as their first choice and 347 named it as one of their preferences, for 202 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Thamesview School are St John's Catholic Comprehensive (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 45.3); Gravesend Grammar School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 67.9); Saint George's Church of England School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.1); and Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend (1.9 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 62.2).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Thamesview School.

Of the 179 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 49% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 35 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 17% went on to university or other higher education, 14% to apprenticeships and 31% into work.

47% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

Thamesview School has a resourced provision for physical disability: 10 places, 7 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Gravesend Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thamesview School (opposite), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Thamesview School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 222 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Thamesview School issued 129 suspensions, 13.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Thamesview School are Tymberwood Academy (0.2 miles), The Riverview Academy (0.4 miles), Westcourt Primary School (0.5 miles) and Singlewell Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.