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Thorn Grove Primary School

Primary

East Hertfordshire · Bishop's Stortford · CM23 5LD www.thorngrove.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
232
cap. 240
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
232
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
232
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 23/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Thorn Grove Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
60%
+15pp
76%61%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
10%
+3pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
232
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Thorn Grove, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5LD
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2560%10%80%27%70%10%77%23%87%70%105.0105.0104.013%232
2023/2445%7%69%28%45%7%69%24%69%59%105.0104.0105.013%222
2022/2358%10%81%32%74%16%61%19%77%74%106.0102.0104.0+0.20+0.50-2.7012%217
2018/1950%0%80%20%75%18%60%10%89%73%104.0102.0105.0+1.20-0.10-2.1013%227
2017/1876%3%83%28%76%21%79%17%86%72%106.0104.0106.0+0.90-0.80-0.6012%223
2016/1761%14%64%21%79%21%75%36%82%71%103.0105.0107.0-2.30-0.50-0.2012%233

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2523223.113%24%19%5%14%
2023/2422221.713%26%20%6%18%
2022/2321719.612%22%20%6%20%
2021/2221721.116%18%13%7%23%
2020/2121619.014%15%13%
2018/1922721.513%16%15%4%9%
2017/1822320.012%18%14%4%10%
2016/1723322.312%18%15%4%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.