Thornton Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 22 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119148
- Address
- Heys Street, FY5 4JP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 139 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.1%
- Persistent absence
- 15.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 28.1%
White British 90.6%
Mixed 5.1%
Other Asian 2.2%
Irish Traveller 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
African 0.7%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.1
WritingAverage0
MathsAverage0
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 79%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Thornton Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 21
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 19 12 7 |
| Year 1 | 20 12 8 |
| Year 2 | 20 9 11 |
| Year 3 | 20 12 8 |
| Year 4 | 19 8 11 |
| Year 5 | 20 12 8 |
| Year 6 | 21 8 13 |