Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jan 7 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Unique reference
- 143336
- Address
- Delaware Road, Shoeburyness, SS3 9NP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 500 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.4%
- Persistent absence
- 28.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.4%
White British 68%
Mixed 9%
African 8.2%
Other White 4.6%
Bangladeshi 2%
Other 1.8%
Indian 1.4%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other Asian 1.4%
Unclassified 0.8%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-3.7
WritingAverage-0.4
MathsBelow average-2.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 42%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 20
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 23 15 8 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 22 12 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 2 7 |
| Reception, Part-time | 14 8 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 17 13 |
| Year 1 | 42 16 26 |
| Year 2 | 61 40 21 |
| Year 3 | 78 33 45 |
| Year 4 | 88 43 45 |
| Year 5 | 54 30 24 |
| Year 6 | 78 38 40 |