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New Horizons Children's Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Cormac Murphy

corporate_fareTHE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST

location_onChatham, ME4 6NR

language Visit Website phone 3333602115

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

639

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Expected Standard

35%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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New Horizons Children's Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Chatham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 95% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

New Horizons Children's Academy is an academy sponsor led in Chatham, Medway, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 631 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 35% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #52 of 56 primaries in Medway and #13,204 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 59%

Reading71% LA 71%

Writing35% LA 71%

Maths71% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading77% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading66% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA -1.3

-4.3 to -1.6

-1.6

Write

LA -0.6

-2.9 to -0.3

-3.9

Maths

LA -1.5

-5.2 to -2.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading96% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths96% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

7.6

Read

LA -0.5

5.9 to 9.3

2.8

Write

LA -0.1

1.2 to 4.4

6.5

Maths

LA -0.3

5.0 to 8.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 63%

Reading-% LA 72%

Writing-% LA 79%

Maths-% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.8

Write

LA 0.1

Maths

LA -0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 May 2022

Inspection Report

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10 May 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

1 Evaluations

2017-05-10

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 631 pupils. During this period, there were 9 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	631	9	1.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	625	5	0.8%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	657	3	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	662	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	653	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	656	8	1.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	639	7	1.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	624	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	648	3	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	650	4	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	638	5	0.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	649	4	0.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	624	2	0.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	625	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	627	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	627	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	612	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	601	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	588	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	585	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	492	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	484	2	0.4%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	480	8	1.7%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	410	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	409	6	1.5%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	391	7	1.8%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 48 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 36 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils