Primary school

Thornley Academy

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Durham
  • DH6 3DZ
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2015

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,188 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 75%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 4%4%2016/17: top 27%2017/18: top 16%2018/19: top 15%2022/23: top 94%2023/24: top 97%2024/25: top 75%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM54% · North East 67%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · North East 8%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · North East 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score101 · North East 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 85% · 13 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 73% · 26 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 81% · 27 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 82% · 22 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 35% · 34 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 31% · 26 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 54% · 26 pupils · North East 67%85%31%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 13 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 8% · 26 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 11% · 27 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 9% · 22 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 3% · 34 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 0% · 26 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 4% · 26 pupils · North East 8%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 110 · 13 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 106 · 26 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 105 · 27 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 107 · 22 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 101 · 34 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 103 · 26 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 104 · 26 pupils · North East 105110101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 110 · 13 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 105 · 26 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 105 · 27 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 107 · 22 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 99 · 34 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 103 · 26 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 101 · 26 pupils · North East 10511099No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
13 of 13 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1313
2nd40
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  5. 2024Remains Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026124
Free school meals (past 6 years)42.4%
First language not English1.9%
SEN support30.1%
EHC plan5.1%
Absence (sessions missed)10.4%
Persistently absent pupils31.5%

Girls 43%Boys 57%

59% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.7
Pupils per adult8.4
  • Classroom teachers 5
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.9
  • Other support 2

Teachers 7 FTE · Whole workforce 14.9 · 17 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,558
Spend per pupil£8,374
Staff spend per pupil£6,449
Reserve per pupil£279
  • +£41,000revenue reserve
  • +£27,000in-year balance

Grants £8,388 · self-generated £170 · premises £476 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: WISE ACADEMIES (16 academies) · trust reserve £4,864,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it