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Thornton Primary School

Primary

Hinckley and Bosworth · Coalville · LE67 1AH www.thornton.leics.sch.uk

Pupils
129
cap. 140
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
129
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
129
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicestershire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Thornton Primary School · Primary · Leicestershire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
70%
-17pp
87%67%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
10%
+10pp
26%13%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
40%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
129
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Main Street, Thornton, Coalville, LE67 1AH
Local authority
Leicestershire
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
2024/2570%10%80%35%80%20%80%30%85%80%106.0105.0107.011%129
2023/2487%0%93%20%87%20%93%27%93%87%105.0107.0104.010%137
2022/2347%0%53%21%68%5%68%11%79%63%100.099.0102.0-2.00+1.30-1.9011%126
2018/1979%26%79%47%84%26%84%26%84%79%107.0106.0107.0+0.50+0.10-0.8015%128
2017/1856%11%67%22%78%22%78%11%89%56%105.0104.0104.0-1.00-0.80-1.6016%113
2016/1760%15%75%30%80%20%80%30%75%75%105.0105.0106.0+0.50+1.10+0.506%123

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
2024/2512922.511%4%28%4%6%
2023/2413723.910%5%23%5%14%
2022/2312622.711%3%18%6%15%
2021/2213121.514%3%21%7%22%
2020/2112923.016%3%21%
2018/1912821.315%2%21%4%12%
2017/1811320.216%1%22%4%9%
2016/1712315.46%0%20%4%10%

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