Thornton Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 24 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 140253
- Address
- Main Street, Thornton, LE67 1AH
- Website
- www.thornton.leics.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 129 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.7%
- Girls
- 54.3%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.9%
- Persistent absence
- 7.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.5%
White British 92.2%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 1.6%
African 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-2
WritingAverage1.3
MathsAverage-1.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 87%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
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
- 25
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 20 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 15 11 4 |
| Year 1 | 25 14 11 |
| Year 2 | 21 7 14 |
| Year 3 | 14 7 7 |
| Year 4 | 14 3 11 |
| Year 5 | 20 8 12 |
| Year 6 | 20 9 11 |