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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB8 2LQThornton Primary School
Primary

Thornton Primary School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B8 2LQ www.thornton.bham.sch.uk/

Pupils
477
cap. 480
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
477
Pupils · 2024/25
80%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
477
Pupils · 2024/25
80%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Thornton Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
+5pp
68%64%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
4%
+1pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
50%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
477
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
80%
FSM eligible
58%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Thornton Road, Ward End, Birmingham, B8 2LQ
Local authority
Birmingham
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
2024/2567%4%76%44%73%5%81%35%76%78%107.0107.0109.014%477
2023/2462%3%68%25%72%5%78%21%76%77%104.0105.0107.016%480
2022/2364%0%77%31%68%0%76%34%81%79%106.0106.0108.0-0.20-3.10+0.9020%505
2018/1968%9%79%25%81%20%77%18%84%83%104.0104.0107.0-1.30-0.60-1.9014%630
2017/1859%6%68%16%81%19%71%15%77%82%103.0103.0107.0-2.90-0.30-2.1016%657
2016/1755%6%71%18%67%9%75%34%75%83%103.0105.0109.0-2.80-4.20-1.1015%690

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
2024/2547721.514%80%58%7%19%
2023/2448019.816%60%46%7%22%
2022/2350520.220%61%50%7%23%
2021/2253418.317%56%44%6%21%
2020/2157021.817%58%43%
2018/1963022.114%67%40%4%8%
2017/1865720.916%61%42%4%7%
2016/1769019.215%61%40%5%8%

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