Primary school

Thundersley Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Essex
  • SS7 3PT
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,380 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 43%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 44%44%2016/17: top 45%2017/18: top 40%2018/19: top 88%2022/23: top 39%2023/24: top 35%35% · 2023/242024/25: top 43%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM67% · East of England 64%6/10 Middle+46 pts
Higher standard, RWM10% · East of England 7%7/10 Above+23.3 pts
Reading score106 · East of England 1065/10 Middle+38.5 pts
Maths score104 · East of England 1054/10 Below+28.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 58% · 60 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 66% · 59 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 71% · 59 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 48% · 60 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 66% · 59 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 68% · 60 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 67% · 89 pupils · East of England 64%71%48%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 60 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 8% · 59 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 8% · 59 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 8% · 60 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 8% · 59 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 13% · 60 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 10% · 89 pupils · East of England 7%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 60 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 104 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 59 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 101 · 60 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 105 · 59 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 104 · 60 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 106 · 89 pupils · East of England 106106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 60 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 104 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 101 · 60 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 104 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 105 · 60 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 104 · 89 pupils · East of England 105105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in85.7%
48 of 56 who put it first2014 · 97.6%2026 · 85.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5648
2nd4611
3rd290

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2012Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 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 2026423
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.0%
First language not English4.6%
SEN support13.6%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils9.9%

Girls 48.3%Boys 51.8%

100.7% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.2
Pupils per adult13.2
  • Classroom teachers 16.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 13.8
  • Other support 8.5

Teachers 18.3 FTE · Whole workforce 40.6 · 88 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,081
Spend per pupil£5,728
Staff spend per pupil£4,553
Reserve per pupil£1,094
  • +£499,000revenue reserve
  • +£161,000in-year balance

Grants £5,654 · self-generated £419 · premises £259 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ROBUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (4 academies) · trust reserve £674,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it