Primary school

Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • North Yorkshire
  • HG4 4AH
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,435 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 96%

Top % in England, by year
2018/19: top 98%98%2022/23: top 77%77% · 2022/232023/24: top 79%2024/25: top 96%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM33% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score100 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: withheld (3 pupils)2016/17: withheld (4 pupils)2017/18: withheld (1 pupils)2018/19: 33% · 6 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 50% · 6 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 50% · 6 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 33% · 9 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%50%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: withheld (3 pupils)2016/17: withheld (4 pupils)2017/18: withheld (1 pupils)2018/19: 0% · 6 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 0% · 6 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 0% · 6 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 0% · 9 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: withheld (3 pupils)2016/17: withheld (4 pupils)2017/18: withheld (1 pupils)2018/19: 104 · 6 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 104 · 6 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 108 · 6 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 105 · 9 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105108104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: withheld (3 pupils)2016/17: withheld (4 pupils)2017/18: withheld (1 pupils)2018/19: 101 · 6 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 104 · 6 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 101 · 6 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 100 · 9 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5104100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
1 of 1 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st11
2nd10
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2014Requires improvement
  5. 2016Good
  6. 2019Remains Good
  7. 2023Good

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 202613
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.5%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support14.3%
EHC plan9.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils10.2%

Girls 23.8%Boys 76.2%

22.8% full · 57 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher3.7
Pupils per adult1.5
  • Classroom teachers 2.5
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 4.9
  • Other support 1

Teachers 3.5 FTE · Whole workforce 9.5 · 14 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,705
Spend per pupil£9,423
Staff spend per pupil£7,067
Reserve per pupil£1,192
  • +£108,477revenue reserve
  • −£65,347in-year balance

Grants £8,192 · self-generated £513 · premises £556 per pupil

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