Primary school

Thornhill Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Islington
  • N1 1HX

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 532 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 4%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 23%23%2016/17: top 8%2017/18: top 5%2018/19: top 4%4% · 2018/192022/23: top 16%2023/24: top 6%2024/25: top 4%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM88% · London 72%10/10 Top 10%
Higher standard, RWM23% · London 12%9/10 Top 20%+7.2 pts
Reading score109 · London 1078/10 Above+6.6 pts
Maths score109 · London 1078/10 Above
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 68% · 60 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 84% · 56 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 89% · 55 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 90% · 59 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 76% · 59 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 85% · 54 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 88% · 57 pupils · London 72%90%68%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 8% · 60 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 34% · 56 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 27% · 55 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 20% · 59 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 22% · 59 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 19% · 54 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 23% · 57 pupils · London 12%34%8%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 60 pupils · London 1032016/17: 108 · 56 pupils · London 1052017/18: 109 · 55 pupils · London 1062018/19: 107 · 59 pupils · London 1062022/23: 107 · 59 pupils · London 1062023/24: 108 · 54 pupils · London 1072024/25: 109 · 57 pupils · London 107109105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 60 pupils · London 1042016/17: 109 · 56 pupils · London 1062017/18: 109 · 55 pupils · London 1062018/19: 109 · 59 pupils · London 1072022/23: 109 · 59 pupils · London 1062023/24: 108 · 54 pupils · London 1062024/25: 109 · 57 pupils · London 107109105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in92.7%
51 of 55 who put it first2014 · 79.2%2026 · 92.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5551
2nd498
3rd331
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27608 m
  • 2025/26586 m
  • 2024/25542 m
  • 2023/24586 m
  • 2022/23641 m
  • 2021/22410 m
  • 2019/20586 m

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2015Requires improvement
  4. 2017Good
  5. 2022Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · 4 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Nov 2022

Strengths

  • “This is a friendly, caring and welcoming school that pupils enjoy attending.”
  • “They are happy here and kept safe.”
  • “Pupils said that their teachers are kind and helpful and make learning interesting and fun.”

To improve

  • “Some foundation subjects are at an earlier stage of development.”
  • “Training for staff has not been as comprehensive in these areas as in other subjects.”
  • “Leaders should provide sufficient professional development to ensure that staff develop their subject expertise.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026446
Free school meals (past 6 years)41.0%
First language not English34.4%
SEN support12.8%
EHC plan5.2%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils13.3%

Girls 54.5%Boys 45.5%

95.3% full · 468 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.3
Pupils per adult10.0
  • Classroom teachers 14
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 24.5
  • Other support 7.9

Teachers 18 FTE · Whole workforce 50.4 · 63 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,053
Spend per pupil£9,746
Staff spend per pupil£7,008
Reserve per pupil£2,424
  • +£1,058,227revenue reserve
  • +£133,980in-year balance

Grants £8,839 · self-generated £1,306 · premises £432 per pupil