Thorns Community Infant School, Kenilworth

Ofsted's report card from its 28 April 2026 inspection grades Thorns Community Infant School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils consistently achieve well in the Year 1 phonics check."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have established effective systems to monitor and analyse attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a curriculum that is interesting and grouped by theme to help pupils to make sense of their learning."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders identify pupils who need extra support at the earliest opportunity."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "There have been changes to the leadership team over the past two years."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a personal development programme that prepares pupils well for junior school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that targets to support pupils are sharply matched to their needs so that barriers are removed swiftly and pupils develop greater independence over time"; "Leaders should ensure that staff consistently design tasks appropriately matched to learning outcomes so that pupils produce high-quality work across the curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that staff in the early years maximise opportunities for high-quality interactions throughout the school day".

In its own words: "We are part of the Park Hill Thorns Federation, providing primary education to children in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. We place a great importance on learning key skills, developing a healthy lifestyle, making friendships and building self-confidence and a sense of self-respect."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports, dance and cooking.

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026 and an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

For September 2026 entry, 61 families put Thorns Community Infant School as their first choice and 143 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Thorns Community Infant School are St Nicholas CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, 84% reading, 73% maths); Park Hill Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 86% reading, 83% maths); St John's Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles, Good, 87% reading, 90% maths); and Clinton Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 94% maths).

8.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 16 pupils (9.5%) received SEN support and 3 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Kenilworth Rail Station, about 350 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lime Grove (adjacent), 250 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Thorns Community Infant School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Thorns Community Infant School issued 5 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.