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Thorndown Primary School

Primary

Huntingdonshire · St Ives · PE27 6SE www.thorndownprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
493
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
493
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
493
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Thorndown Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
61%
-2pp
70%65%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
5%
-4pp
11%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
493
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Hill Rise, St Ives, PE27 6SE
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
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
2024/2561%5%84%47%65%7%81%31%77%87%108.0107.0108.08%493
2023/2463%9%83%32%73%9%70%30%77%74%107.0105.0107.010%501
2022/2360%2%77%29%66%2%79%18%70%74%106.0104.0104.0+0.60-1.90-0.908%516
2018/1970%11%75%23%88%20%84%34%84%75%104.0106.0105.0-1.10+0.50+0.708%534
2017/1862%6%78%17%74%12%75%18%74%73%104.0104.0104.0+0.60-0.30+1.009%534
2016/1753%4%75%22%84%20%75%5%85%69%104.0102.0103.0+1.50+1.70-0.9011%519

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
2024/2549319.88%15%17%5%11%
2023/2450119.210%14%19%4%11%
2022/2351619.78%14%20%5%14%
2021/2253818.78%11%19%5%9%
2020/2154220.29%11%19%
2018/1953420.18%16%16%3%8%
2017/1853420.99%16%17%4%6%
2016/1751920.411%16%17%3%5%

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