Thornton Primary School is a primary school located in Bradford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 07/07/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing is below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Thornton Road, Bradford

School Information

Address: Thornton Road, Bradford, BD13 3NN
Website: www.thorntonprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01274833839
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bradford
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Elizabeth Davison
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143944

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/07/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 660
Number of Pupils: 560
Number of Boys: 281
Number of Girls: 279

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.3
Writing
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -3.5 to -1.1
Maths
N/A: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thornton Primary School
Thornton Road , Thornton BD13 3NN 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Foxhill Primary School
Brighouse and Denholme Road , Queensbury BD13 1LN 		3out of 4 2,128 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Keelham Primary School
Well Heads , Denholme Gate BD13 4HH 		3out of 4 2,168 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
The Academy At St. James
Chelwood Drive , Allerton BD15 7YD 		1out of 4 2,355 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ley Top Primary School
Avenel Road , Allerton BD15 7PQ 		3out of 4 2,813 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beckfoot Thornton
Leaventhorpe Lane , Thornton BD13 3BH 		2out of 4 2,546 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Bradford
Deanstones Lane , BD13 2AS 		- not rated 3,131 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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