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
- 18.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.6%
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%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAbove average2.5
MathsAbove average1.7
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 92
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 92
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
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 | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
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 |