Thorndown Primary School is a primary school located in St Ives. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/04/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hill Rise, St Ives, PE27 6SE
Website: www.thorndownprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01480375103
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss V Godbold
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136814

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/04/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 542
Number of Boys: 269
Number of Girls: 273

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.6
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1 to 2
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thorndown Primary School
Hill Rise , PE27 6SE
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wheatfields Primary School
Nene Way , PE27 3WF
3out of 4 1,042 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Westfield Junior School
Ramsey Road , PE27 5RG
3out of 4 1,312 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Eastfield Infant and Nursery School
Pig Lane , PE27 5QT
2out of 4 1,472 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School
Cambridge Square , Wyton-on-the-Hill PE28 2JB
3out of 4 2,035 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Ivo Academy
High Leys , PE27 6RR
3out of 4 716 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.