Primary school

Thornhill Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Durham
  • DL4 1ES
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Feb 2023 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 190 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 2%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 2%2%2016/17: top 6%2017/18: top 1%1% · 2017/182018/19: top 12%2022/23: top 21%2023/24: top 2%2024/25: top 2%No exams

Against North EastArrows: North East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM93% · North East 67%10/10 Top 10%+15 pts
Higher standard, RWM20% · North East 8%10/10 Top 10%+14.5 pts
Reading score108 · North East 1058/10 Above+29.4 pts
Maths score109 · North East 10510/10 Top 10%+21.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 90% · 29 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 86% · 29 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 100% · 30 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 83% · 30 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 73% · 30 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 93% · 30 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 93% · 30 pupils · North East 67%100%73%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 28% · 29 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 24% · 29 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 33% · 30 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 17% · 30 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 17% · 30 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 17% · 30 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 20% · 30 pupils · North East 8%33%17%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 29 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 108 · 29 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 112 · 30 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 108 · 30 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 108 · 30 pupils · North East 105112105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 110 · 29 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 110 · 29 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 112 · 30 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 107 · 30 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 107 · 30 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 109 · 30 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 109 · 30 pupils · North East 105112107No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in93.8%
30 of 32 who put it first2014 · 80.6%2026 · 93.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3230
2nd190
3rd160

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Outstanding
  2. 2023Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026205
Free school meals (past 6 years)32.9%
First language not English2.4%
SEN support21.7%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils12.8%

Girls 49.3%Boys 50.7%

97.6% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.5
Pupils per adult9.4
  • Classroom teachers 10.2
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 8.7
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 13.2 FTE · Whole workforce 25.7 · 33 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,468
Spend per pupil£8,270
Staff spend per pupil£5,967
Reserve per pupil£2,149
  • +£440,523revenue reserve
  • +£40,516in-year balance

Grants £8,122 · self-generated £356 · premises £466 per pupil