Thistle Hill Primary School admissions: your chances of a place
How many families wanted a place, how many there were, how far the last place went, and how it compares with the schools around it.
About full for 2026 entry
For 2026 entry, first choices (38) roughly matched the 38 places offered. A small rise in applications could make it oversubscribed, so name back-up schools as well.
Places offered
38
First choices
38
First choices per place
1.0
Last distance offered
Not published
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What the report includes for Thistle Hill Primary School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Thistle Hill Primary School.
- We hold no last distance offered figures from Kent, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Thistle Hill Primary School for 2015 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in Kent got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Demand in detail
For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Thistle Hill Primary School as their first choice and 78 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Demand has been fairly steady: 40 first choices in 2021, against 38 in 2026.
Across Kent, 90% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Kent lodged 237 appeals against primary school offers; 166 reached a hearing and 18 succeeded (10.8% of those heard).
First choices and places at Thistle Hill Primary School, 2017 to 2026
More first choices than places in 1 of 12 years.
- 2017
- 6660
- 2018
- 5960
- 2019
- 3640
- 2020
- 3538
- 2021
- 4040
- 2022
- 4549
- 2023
- 3440
- 2024
- 2527
- 2025
- 4143
- 2026
- 3838
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 78 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 43 | 41 | 74 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | 25 | 66 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 40 | 34 | 67 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 49 | 45 | 72 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 70 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 38 | 35 | 62 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 40 | 36 | 66 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 60 | 59 | 134 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 60 | 66 | 132 | 1.1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 59 | 54 | 115 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 13 | 36 | 0.9 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
How hard the nearest schools are to get into
Councils in England let families name between three and six schools. A realistic back-up is a nearby school with spare places.
| School | Distance | Places | First choices per place | Last distance offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minster in Sheppey Primary School | 0.6 miles | 87 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
| St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School | 0.9 miles | 48 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
| Halfway Houses Primary School | 1.1 miles | 48 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
| Richmond Primary School | 1.9 miles | 30 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
| Queenborough School and Nursery | 1.9 miles | 56 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
| West Minster Primary School | 2.3 miles | 35 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
Straight-line distance from Thistle Hill Primary School. Below 1.0 means fewer first choices than places.
Who gets priority
Thistle Hill Primary School is its own admission authority: the school (or its trust) sets its admissions policy and oversubscription criteria, and publishes them on its website. You still apply through Kent.
In England, a child whose education, health and care plan names the school is admitted first. Then, when there are more applicants than places, looked-after and previously looked-after children come first, followed by the school's own criteria, which usually include siblings and distance from home.
Joining during the school year
Thistle Hill Primary School has 349 pupils for 420 places. That leaves room across the school, so places outside the normal entry year may come up. Moving mid-year? Apply through Kent's in-year admissions process or, for some schools, directly to the school.
How and when to apply
Primary school (Reception) applications for September 2027 close in 80 days, on Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through Kent; offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Name the schools in your true order of preference: ranking a school first does not reduce your chances anywhere else. See Kent admissions dates and figures.
Questions about getting into Thistle Hill Primary School
Will I get a place at Thistle Hill Primary School?
For 2026 entry, first choices (38) roughly matched the 38 places offered. A small rise in applications could make it oversubscribed, so name back-up schools as well.
Is Thistle Hill Primary School oversubscribed?
It had more first choices than places in 1 of the 12 years we hold (2015 to 2026).
How far away does Thistle Hill Primary School offer places?
We don't hold a published cut-off distance for Thistle Hill Primary School. Ask Kent or the school whether they publish one; councils that do usually include it in their admissions booklet.
What can I do if I don't get a place at Thistle Hill Primary School?
Accept the offer you do get, so your child has a school, then ask to go on Thistle Hill Primary School's waiting list and consider an appeal. In 2026, families in Kent lodged 237 appeals against primary school offers; 166 reached a hearing and 18 succeeded (10.8% of those heard). Waiting lists move over the summer as families accept other places or move away.