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
929 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
51.2%
Girls
48.8%
First language not English
60.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.2%
Persistent absence
18.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 18.6%
Other Asian 17%
African 14.9%
Mixed 12.6%
Pakistani 8.9%
Caribbean 8.3%
Other White 6.6%
White British 4.8%
Other Black 2.7%
Other 2.5%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

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 63%
England average 60%

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
Year 2022-2023

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
95
2nd preference
37
3rd preference
34
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
95
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.6
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
118
61
57
Year 1
117
56
61
Year 2
143
75
68
Year 3
138
69
69
Year 4
133
59
74
Year 5
142
78
64
Year 6
138
78
60
Year 2022-2023
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