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EnglandSouth WestPlymouthPL6 8ULThornbury Primary School
Primary

Thornbury Primary School

Primary

Plymouth · Plymouth · PL6 8UL http://www.thornburyprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
301
cap. 315
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
301
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
301
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 15/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPlymouth
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Thornbury Primary School · Primary · Plymouth

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
+13pp
69%53%36%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
12%
+7pp
12%8%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
301
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Miller Way, Estover, Plymouth, PL6 8UL
Local authority
Plymouth
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
2024/2556%12%67%23%67%14%63%21%79%67%104.0103.0103.021%301
2023/2443%5%59%16%62%16%57%11%78%51%102.0100.0100.021%285
2022/2336%4%58%9%62%11%40%13%78%42%100.099.099.0-4.20-0.40-3.7024%268
2018/1969%8%77%15%82%18%74%15%82%77%103.0104.0105.0-1.60-0.20-1.2016%278
2017/1863%12%70%21%79%21%74%21%77%72%104.0103.0105.0-0.70+0.20-1.50294
2016/1757%4%72%17%77%15%64%17%89%74%102.0102.0105.0+1.20+1.80+0.9012%306

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
2024/2530121.321%20%15%5%13%
2023/2428519.021%12%15%6%14%
2022/2326815.424%9%18%6%14%
2021/2229217.021%6%20%6%18%
2020/2130319.920%6%21%
2018/1927814.916%5%23%4%6%
2017/1817.94%4%
2016/1730618.712%7%23%4%3%

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