The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a multi-academy trust, based in Chatham, running 26 open schools with 16,229 pupils. The average School Chooser Score across its 25 scored schools is 39: 6 do better than similar schools and 16 do worse. Companies House record.
Schools in the trust
| School | Area | Phase | Pupils | Low income | Ofsted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolSecondary · Colchester, Essex | Colchester, Essex | Secondary | 1,073 | 5% | Report card 2026 | 100 |
| The Rochester Grammar SchoolSecondary · Rochester, Medway | Rochester, Medway | Secondary | 1,206 | 12% | Good 2023 | 92 |
| Furzeham Primary SchoolPrimary · Brixham, Torbay | Brixham, Torbay | Primary | 257 | 25% | Report card 2026 | 88 |
| Holcombe Grammar SchoolSecondary · Chatham, Medway | Chatham, Medway | Secondary | 1,060 | 13% | Good 2024 | 87 |
| Plymouth High School for GirlsSecondary · Plymouth | Plymouth | Secondary | 782 | 14% | Good 2024 | 86 |
| Curledge Street AcademyPrimary · Paignton, Torbay | Paignton, Torbay | Primary | 439 | 42% | Good 2023 | 74 |
| Moorings Way Infant SchoolPrimary · Southsea, Portsmouth | Southsea, Portsmouth | Primary | 116 | 17% | Report card 2026 | 54 |
| Meon Infant SchoolPrimary · Southsea, Portsmouth | Southsea, Portsmouth | Primary | 133 | 34% | No overall grade 2025 | 52 |
| Gordons Children's Academy, JuniorPrimary · Rochester, Medway | Rochester, Medway | Primary | 263 | 33% | Good 2022 | 45 |
| Gordons Children's Academy, InfantPrimary · Rochester, Medway | Rochester, Medway | Primary | 135 | 19% | Good 2022 | 32 |
| Meon Junior SchoolPrimary · Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Primary | 336 | 30% | Report card 2025 | 31 |
| Kings Ash AcademyPrimary · Paignton, Torbay | Paignton, Torbay | Primary | 293 | 62% | Good 2021 | 31 |
| Cedar Children's AcademyPrimary · Rochester, Medway | Rochester, Medway | Primary | 627 | 27% | Not inspected | 29 |
| All Faiths Children's AcademyPrimary · Rochester, Medway | Rochester, Medway | Primary | 225 | 32% | Good 2020 | 26 |
| The Victory AcademySecondary · Chatham, Medway | Chatham, Medway | Secondary | 1,213 | 45% | Good 2023 | 23 |
| Penbridge Junior SchoolPrimary · Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Primary | 416 | 51% | Good 2023 | 22 |
| Penbridge Infant School & NurseryPrimary · Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Primary | 207 | 36% | Good 2022 | 20 |
| New Horizons Primary SchoolPrimary · Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Primary | 509 | 35% | Good 2023 | 18 |
| New Horizons Children's AcademyPrimary · Chatham, Medway | Chatham, Medway | Primary | 618 | 23% | Good 2022 | 16 |
| Plympton AcademySecondary · Plymouth | Plymouth | Secondary | 984 | 23% | Requires improvement 2024 | 13 |
| Maritime AcademySecondary · Rochester, Medway | Rochester, Medway | Secondary | 736 | 33% | No overall grade 2025 | 11 |
| Paignton AcademySecondary · Paignton, Torbay | Paignton, Torbay | Secondary | 1,568 | 34% | No overall grade 2024 | 8 |
| Goodwin AcademySecondary · Deal, Kent | Deal, Kent | Secondary | 780 | 48% | No overall grade 2025 | 6 |
| Brixham CollegeSecondary · Brixham, Torbay | Brixham, Torbay | Secondary | 1,012 | 33% | Report card 2026 | 5 |
| The Portsmouth AcademySecondary · Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Secondary | 1,203 | 56% | Good 2022 | 5 |
| The Lodestar AcademyPupil referral unit / alternative provision · Torquay, Torbay | Torquay, Torbay | Pupil referral unit / alternative provision | 38 | 76% | Good 2023 | – |