Thornley Primary School is a primary school located in Durham. 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 26/03/2015. 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 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Cooper's Terrace, Durham, DH6 3DZ
Website: www.thornley.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01429820280
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jennifer Watt
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114146

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 192
Number of Boys: 107
Number of Girls: 85

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -1.4 to 3.8
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.5 to 3.3
Maths
Average: 2.2 Confidence interval -0.1 to 4.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:82%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thornley Primary School
Cooper's Terrace , Thornley DH6 3DZ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley
Thornley Road , Wheatley Hill DH6 3NR
- not rated 1,532 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ludworth Primary School
Moor Crescent , Ludworth DH6 1LZ
3out of 4 1,555 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wheatley Hill Community Primary School
Wheatley Hill , DH6 3RQ
3out of 4 1,622 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary
Fleming Field , Shotton DH6 2JQ
3out of 4 2,797 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.