Primary school

Thornton Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Birmingham
  • B8 2LQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,597 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 44%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 87%87%2016/17: top 69%2017/18: top 69%2018/19: top 48%2022/23: top 44%44% · 2022/232023/24: top 52%2024/25: top 44%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM67% · West Midlands 65%6/10 Middle
Higher standard, RWM4% · West Midlands 7%4/10 Below−15.5 pts
Reading score107 · West Midlands 1057/10 Above+26 pts
Maths score107 · West Midlands 1058/10 Above+49.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 34% · 179 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 55% · 150 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 59% · 150 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 68% · 149 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 64% · 149 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 62% · 121 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 67% · 120 pupils · West Midlands 65%68%34%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 179 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 6% · 150 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 6% · 150 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 9% · 149 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 0% · 149 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 3% · 121 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 4% · 120 pupils · West Midlands 7%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 179 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 103 · 150 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 150 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 104 · 149 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 106 · 149 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 104 · 121 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 107 · 120 pupils · West Midlands 10510798No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 179 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 105 · 150 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 150 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 104 · 149 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 106 · 149 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 105 · 121 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 107 · 120 pupils · West Midlands 10510798No exams

Getting in · 2016

First-choice families who got in50.0%
30 of 60 who put it first2014 · 47.5%2016 · 50.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6030
2nd830
3rd510

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2015Requires improvement
  5. 2016Ungraded visit
  6. 2017Good
  7. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

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

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026473
Free school meals (past 6 years)58.5%
First language not English80.5%
SEN support13.2%
EHC plan0.8%
Absence (sessions missed)6.9%
Persistently absent pupils18.9%

Girls 48.9%Boys 51.1%

105.1% full · 450 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.7
Pupils per adult12.3
  • Classroom teachers 18.8
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 13.7
  • Other support 13.5

Teachers 22.8 FTE · Whole workforce 49.9 · 72 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,362
Spend per pupil£7,408
Staff spend per pupil£5,735
Reserve per pupil£681
  • +£322,036revenue reserve
  • −£21,562in-year balance

Grants £7,155 · self-generated £207 · premises £386 per pupil