Thornhill Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jan 21 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Unique reference
- 109504
- Address
- Grove Road, Houghton Regis, LU5 5PE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 450 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 54.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.4%
- Persistent absence
- 9.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.8%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 6.7% |
| Indian | 8.2% |
| African | 11.8% |
| Other White | 20.7% |
| White British | 38.7% |
| Mixed | 6.3% |
| Caribbean | 2.4% |
| Pakistani | 2% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 1.8% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.7% |
| Other Black | 0.4% |
| Irish | 0.2% |
| Unclassified | 0.2% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage-1.7
MathsAbove average2.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 68% |
| Local authority average | 50% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 10% |
| Local authority average | 3% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 106 |
| Local authority average | 104 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 107 |
| Local authority average | 103 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Thornhill Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 65
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 5 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 6 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 83 41 42 |
| Year 1 | 85 46 39 |
| Year 2 | 61 33 28 |
| Year 3 | 54 30 24 |
| Year 4 | 48 24 24 |
| Year 5 | 52 33 19 |
| Year 6 | 41 12 29 |