West Thornton Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Not available
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Croydon
Unique reference
147971
Address
Rosecourt Road, CR0 3BS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
940 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
48.9%
Girls
51.1%
First language not English
66.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.4%
Persistent absence
15.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 19%
Other Asian 16.7%
African 15.4%
Mixed 12.7%
Pakistani 8.5%
Caribbean 7.9%
Other White 7.1%
White British 3.7%
Other Black 2.9%
Other 2.4%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Unclassified 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAbove average2.5
MathsAbove average1.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 54%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

West Thornton Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
103
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
92
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
92
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.1
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
120
56
64
Year 1
118
59
59
Year 2
127
63
64
Year 3
146
71
75
Year 4
141
68
73
Year 5
140
60
80
Year 6
148
83
65
Year 2023-2024