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Thornton Primary School

Primary

Bradford · Bradford · BD13 3NN www.thorntonprimary.co.uk

Pupils
475
cap. 600
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
475
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
475
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBradford
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Thornton Primary School · Primary · Bradford

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
45%
-4pp
52%49%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
RWM higher standard
0%
-3pp
4%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
62%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
56%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
45%
SPAG higher standard
2%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
99.0

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
475
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
29%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Thornton Road, Thornton, Bradford, BD13 3NN
Local authority
Bradford
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
2024/2545%0%62%14%56%0%68%17%76%45%102.0104.099.018%475
2023/2449%3%76%24%76%6%55%17%80%51%105.0101.0101.012%503
2022/2351%0%72%19%66%5%65%12%73%61%104.0102.0100.0-0.30-2.00-1.6014%533
2018/1952%4%73%25%65%10%65%22%73%63%103.0103.0102.0+0.00-2.30-1.208%600
2017/1848%4%69%15%62%12%67%13%69%72%102.0102.0103.0-2.10-2.30-2.30629

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
2024/2547523.118%4%29%6%15%
2023/2450322.812%4%30%6%18%
2022/2353321.514%4%31%7%20%
2021/2252822.414%5%27%6%18%
2020/2156022.013%6%24%
2018/1960021.08%5%22%4%12%
2017/1820.75%10%

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