Thorns Community Infant School
Blackthorn Road, Kenilworth, CV8 2DS
169 pupils · 94% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Free school meals
- 8.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 21 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 61 | 143 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 46 | 38 | 112 | 44 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 57 | 127 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 56 | 54 | 107 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 47 | 103 | 58 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 39 | 35 | 101 | 39 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 58 | 53 | 107 | 58 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 55 | 52 | 115 | 55 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School 0.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Park Hill Junior School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St John's Primary School and Nursery 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Clinton Primary School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Priors Field Primary School 2.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.