Thorndown Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 1 2022 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
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 136814
- Address
- Hill Rise, PE27 6SE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 493 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.8%
- Girls
- 54.2%
- First language not English
- 15.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.8%
- Persistent absence
- 11.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.9%
White British 68.2%
Other White 11.2%
Mixed 8.3%
African 5.9%
Pakistani 2.8%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Indian 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.6
WritingBelow average-1.9
MathsAverage-0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
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
Thorndown Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 74 36 38 |
| Year 1 | 72 34 38 |
| Year 2 | 56 24 32 |
| Year 3 | 70 29 41 |
| Year 4 | 71 32 39 |
| Year 5 | 75 37 38 |
| Year 6 | 75 34 41 |