West Thornton Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Oct 1 2024 Ofsted report
- 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
- 910 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 65.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.4%
Indian 18.9%
Other Asian 17.3%
African 14.9%
Mixed 12.7%
Pakistani 8.6%
Caribbean 7.4%
Other White 7%
White British 4.7%
Other 3.2%
Other Black 2.5%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 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 74%
Local authority average 68%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Admissions
West Thornton Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 100
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 128 67 61 |
| Year 1 | 111 52 59 |
| Year 2 | 117 61 56 |
| Year 3 | 122 60 62 |
| Year 4 | 143 74 69 |
| Year 5 | 145 72 73 |
| Year 6 | 144 63 81 |