Thornhill Junior and Infant School is a primary school located in Dewsbury. 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 02/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing is below average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Edge Lane, Dewsbury

School Information

Address: Edge Lane, Dewsbury, WF12 0QT
Website: http://www.thornhilljischool.co.uk
Telephone: 01924485638
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Michael Rowland
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143231

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 358
Number of Boys: 171
Number of Girls: 187

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.1
Writing
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.6 to -0.4
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.2 Confidence interval -5.7 to -2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:49%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thornhill Junior and Infant School
Edge Lane , Thornhill WF12 0QT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Overthorpe CofE Academy
Edge Top Road , Thornhill WF12 0BH 		3out of 4 825 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School
Slaithwaite Road , Thornhill Lees WF12 9DL 		3out of 4 1,797 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Vicarage Road , Thornhill Lees WF12 9PD 		3out of 4 2,055 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Pentland Infant and Nursery School
Pentland Road , Savile Town WF12 9JR 		3out of 4 2,267 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Valley Drive , WF12 0HE 		2out of 4 439 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Paradise Primary School
1 Bretton Street , WF12 9BB 		- not rated 2,026 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Rida Boys High School
Perseverance Inn , Forge Lane WF12 9EJ 		- not rated 2,163 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Ravenshall School
Ravensthorpe Road , Thornhill Lees WF12 9EE 		4out of 4 2,359 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Madni Academy
40-42 Scarborough Street , Savile Town WF12 9AY 		- not rated 2,545 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Rida Girls High School
39 Warren Street , Savile Town WF12 9LX 		- not rated 2,713 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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