Thornford CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Sherborne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 01/05/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Boot Lane, Sherborne

School Information

Address: Boot Lane, Sherborne, DT9 6QY
Website: http://www.thornford.dorset.sch.uk
Telephone: 01935872706
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Neela Brooking
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144415

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 100
Number of Boys: 52
Number of Girls: 48

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 0.5 to 6.8
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -2.9 to 2.9
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -2.7 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
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
Thornford CofE Primary School
Boot Lane , Thornford DT9 6QY 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas
Mill Lane , DT9 6RH 		4out of 4 2,199 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Yetminster , DT9 6LS 		3out of 4 2,780 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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