Thornton Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 24 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- Bradford
- Unique reference
- 143944
- Address
- Thornton Road, Thornton, BD13 3NN
- Website
- www.thorntonprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 475 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.8%
White British 75.4%
Pakistani 10.1%
Mixed 7.4%
Indian 1.7%
Other White 1.5%
African 1.5%
Other Asian 1.1%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingBelow average-2
MathsBelow average-1.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 49%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
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
- 46
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 6 4 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 0 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 11 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 5 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 52 23 29 |
| Year 1 | 57 29 28 |
| Year 2 | 58 36 22 |
| Year 3 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 4 | 66 34 32 |
| Year 5 | 77 32 45 |
| Year 6 | 66 41 25 |