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Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Bradford
  • BD3 7AU
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,059 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 14%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 84%84%2016/17: top 65%2017/18: top 25%2018/19: top 11%11% · 2018/192022/23: top 18%2023/24: top 14%2024/25: top 14%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM79% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%9/10 Top 20%
Higher standard, RWM18% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%10/10 Top 10%
Reading score106 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1056/10 Middle−28.1 pts
Maths score107 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.58/10 Above−16.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 37% · 84 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 57% · 89 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 77% · 87 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 84% · 85 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 75% · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 78% · 65 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 79% · 67 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%84%37%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 84 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 6% · 89 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 10% · 87 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 19% · 85 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 11% · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 12% · 65 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 18% · 67 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%19%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 84 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 102 · 89 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 106 · 87 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 107 · 85 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 106 · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 108 · 65 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 106 · 67 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 10510898No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 84 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 106 · 89 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 108 · 87 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 109 · 85 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 107 · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 108 · 65 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 107 · 67 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5109104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
58 of 58 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5858
2nd111
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2022Good

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 2026495
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.8%
First language not English53.7%
SEN support14.4%
EHC plan3.4%
Absence (sessions missed)5.5%
Persistently absent pupils14.1%

Girls 50.6%Boys 49.4%

78.6% full · 630 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.0
Pupils per adult10.9
  • Classroom teachers 17.7
  • Leadership 3.9
  • Teaching assistants 20.1
  • Other support 8.8

Teachers 21.6 FTE · Whole workforce 50.5 · 64 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,572
Spend per pupil£6,078
Staff spend per pupil£4,447
Reserve per pupil£387
  • +£189,000revenue reserve
  • +£241,000in-year balance

Grants £6,582 · self-generated £10 · premises £428 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: STAR ACADEMIES (36 academies) · trust reserve £40,065,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it