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Thornhill Primary School

Primary

Central Bedfordshire · Dunstable · LU5 5PE http://www.thornhill-primary.co.uk

Pupils
450
cap. 660
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
450
Pupils · 2024/25
54%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
450
Pupils · 2024/25
54%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/11/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Thornhill Primary School · Primary · Central Bedfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
-2pp
73%68%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
10%
0pp
15%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
41%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
46%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
44%
Reading scaled score
106.0
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
450
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
54%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Grove Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5PE
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
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
2024/2568%10%78%41%73%10%85%46%80%83%106.0107.0108.012%450
2023/2470%10%80%37%80%10%83%33%87%83%106.0107.0108.012%319
2022/2373%3%80%37%77%3%83%40%83%80%106.0106.0107.0+0.80-1.70+2.4011%294
2018/1969%15%73%23%81%15%77%35%77%81%104.0106.0109.0-1.90+0.30-0.3016%225
2017/1862%0%73%15%81%4%88%27%81%92%104.0106.0109.0-1.30-0.80+1.7015%232
2016/1748%8%76%24%68%16%56%20%72%76%104.0102.0106.0-1.40-1.90-3.8021%236

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
2024/2545023.612%54%18%5%8%
2023/2431918.712%36%22%6%19%
2022/2329420.511%34%21%6%20%
2021/2222314.617%32%27%6%16%
2020/2122020.112%31%22%
2018/1922519.616%26%29%4%9%
2017/1823220.815%17%32%4%8%
2016/1723620.221%10%36%4%8%

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