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EnglandNorth EastSunderlandSR3 4BBThorney Close Primary School
Primary

Thorney Close Primary School

Primary

Sunderland · Sunderland · SR3 4BB www.thorneycloseprimary.org.uk

Pupils
290
cap. 315
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
290
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
290
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Thorney Close Primary School · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
-5pp
68%63%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
7%
+2pp
8%6%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
290
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
59%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Torquay Road, Sunderland, SR3 4BB
Local authority
Sunderland
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
2024/2563%7%80%22%73%17%78%27%83%80%104.0105.0106.024%290
2023/2468%5%80%18%75%15%80%25%83%78%104.0106.0104.024%296
2022/2361%6%74%42%81%19%77%19%77%74%106.0105.0103.0+3.20+2.50+1.2022%263
2018/1958%3%61%8%79%24%82%13%84%74%100.0104.0103.0-3.90+1.00-0.2019%257
2017/1857%8%76%19%81%22%73%14%81%65%103.0102.0103.0-1.70+0.70-1.5018%263
2016/1770%8%76%24%81%27%81%22%86%78%104.0105.0106.0+0.40+0.80+1.0019%271

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
2024/2529016.224%12%59%6%22%
2023/2429617.824%14%53%7%22%
2022/2326315.222%11%52%7%26%
2021/2226017.020%6%50%8%25%
2020/2125316.417%4%44%
2018/1925719.519%4%45%5%8%
2017/1826319.118%3%46%4%6%
2016/1727118.319%0%50%5%14%

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