Thornton Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 17 2020 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
- 503 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28%
- Persistent absence
- 20.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.9%
White British 77.1%
Mixed 8.6%
Pakistani 7.8%
Other White 1.8%
Indian 1.6%
African 1.4%
Other Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 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 51%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
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 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Thornton Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 53
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 3 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 26 10 16 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 4 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 30 30 |
| Year 1 | 58 35 23 |
| Year 2 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 3 | 64 33 31 |
| Year 4 | 72 30 42 |
| Year 5 | 67 41 26 |
| Year 6 | 85 40 45 |