Primary school

Thorney Island Community Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • West Sussex
  • PO10 8DJ
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,618 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 44%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 86%86%2016/17: top 65%2017/18: top 47%2018/19: top 26%26% · 2018/192022/23: top 34%2023/24: top 51%2024/25: top 44%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM67% · South East 64%6/10 Middle
Higher standard, RWM3% · South East 7%2/10 Well below South East
Reading score106 · South East 1065/10 Middle
Maths score106 · South East 1057/10 Above
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 36% · 22 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 57% · 21 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 68% · 25 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 76% · 17 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 68% · 40 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 62% · 26 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 67% · 30 pupils · South East 64%76%36%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 22 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 5% · 21 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 12% · 25 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 18% · 17 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 3% · 40 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 12% · 26 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 3% · 30 pupils · South East 7%18%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 22 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 101 · 21 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 106 · 25 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 110 · 17 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 40 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 106 · 26 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 106110101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 22 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 102 · 21 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 105 · 25 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 108 · 17 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 40 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 104 · 26 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 105108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
26 of 26 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2626
2nd121
3rd61

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2018Good
  4. 2023Remains 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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026180
Free school meals (past 6 years)7.8%
First language not English6.8%
SEN support7.3%
EHC plan4.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.4%
Persistently absent pupils7.8%

Girls 49.5%Boys 50.5%

75% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.1
Pupils per adult17.1
  • Classroom teachers 4.6
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 3.4
  • Other support 3.9

Teachers 7.2 FTE · Whole workforce 14.5 · 24 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,843
Spend per pupil£7,910
Staff spend per pupil£6,391
Reserve per pupil£776
  • +£139,749revenue reserve
  • −£11,944in-year balance

Grants £6,956 · self-generated £903 · premises £541 per pupil