Thornhill Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 27 2019 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
- 319 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.0%
- Girls
- 53.0%
- First language not English
- 35.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.1%
- Persistent absence
- 20.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.4%
White British 48.6%
Other White 19.7%
Indian 6.9%
African 6.6%
Mixed 5.6%
Other Asian 4.4%
Gypsy/Roma 2.8%
Pakistani 2.2%
Caribbean 2.2%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
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
School 73%
Local authority average 52%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Thornhill Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 61
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 11 3 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 13 11 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 69 36 33 |
| Year 1 | 52 25 27 |
| Year 2 | 48 28 20 |
| Year 3 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 4 | 31 13 18 |
| Year 5 | 31 5 26 |
| Year 6 | 30 12 18 |