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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDL4 1ESThornhill Primary School
Primary

Thornhill Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Shildon · DL4 1ES www.thornhill.durham.sch.uk

Pupils
207
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
93%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
207
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
93%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
207
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 02/02/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Thornhill Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
93%
0pp
100%87%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 93%
RWM higher standard
20%
+3pp
33%25%17%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 20%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
97%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
97%
Writing higher standard
43%
Maths expected standard
100%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
97%
SPAG higher standard
53%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
207
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Thornhill Gardens, Shildon, DL4 1ES
Local authority
County Durham
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
2024/2593%20%97%47%97%43%100%37%97%97%108.0109.0110.023%207
2023/2493%17%97%33%97%43%100%40%93%100%108.0109.0112.017%207
2022/2373%17%77%33%80%33%90%27%90%83%106.0107.0109.0+1.70+3.40+3.2016%206
2018/1983%17%83%30%93%40%93%30%93%97%105.0107.0110.0+0.40+3.60+2.306%211
2017/18100%33%100%73%100%40%100%60%97%100%112.0112.0114.0+5.20+2.70+5.506%208
2016/1786%24%97%28%86%38%93%52%86%93%108.0110.0111.0+3.80+3.40+5.706%204

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
2024/2520718.423%2%33%5%13%
2023/2420718.417%1%33%6%20%
2022/2320620.116%0%35%5%19%
2021/2220720.213%1%33%6%16%
2020/2120720.214%1%33%
2018/1921119.16%2%28%4%9%
2017/1820817.06%2%24%4%8%
2016/1720418.56%2%26%4%10%

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