Thornton Hough Primary School is a primary school located in Wirral. 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 07/12/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St George's Way, Wirral, CH63 1JJ
Website: www.thorntonhough.wirral.sch.uk
Telephone: 01513363427
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Mr William Lowe
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105015

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/12/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 175
Number of Pupils: 181
Number of Boys: 94
Number of Girls: 87

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 4.4 Confidence interval 2 to 6.8
Writing
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.3 to 4.7
Maths
Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:88%
England Average:65%

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

School:35%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:111
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thornton Hough Primary School
St George's Way , Thornton Hough CH63 1JJ
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Barnston Primary School
Sandham Grove , Heswall CH60 1XW
3out of 4 2,313 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Neston High School
Raby Park Road , CH64 9NH
3out of 4 3,088 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.