Bacup Thorn Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 28 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
- 119193
- Address
- Cowtoot Lane, OL13 8EF
- Website
- www.thorn.lancs.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 274 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.4%
- Girls
- 53.6%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.9%
- Persistent absence
- 8.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 89.8%
Mixed 5.5%
African 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage-0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 53%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Bacup Thorn Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 34
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 14 16 |
| Year 1 | 31 12 19 |
| Year 2 | 41 21 20 |
| Year 3 | 42 16 26 |
| Year 4 | 39 19 20 |
| Year 5 | 45 18 27 |
| Year 6 | 46 27 19 |