Community school · Wirral

Thornton Hough Primary School

4–11Ages
185Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105015URN

St George's Way, Thornton Hough, Wirral, CH63 1JJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

1.1 above Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

78 applications for 27 places · 4th of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

100%met the expected standard

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 13 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Wirral median (1.8) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

78 applications · 27 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 2.9; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 3.2; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 2.7; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 2.7; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 2.8; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 3.8; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 3.1; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 4.1; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 2.5; Wirral median median 1.8
2017 2.7; Wirral median median 1.7
2016 3.0; Wirral median median 1.8
2015 3.3; Wirral median median 1.9
2014 3.0; Wirral median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Wirral median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	27	78	2.9	33	1.22
Sep 2025	27	86	3.2	32	1.19
Sep 2024	25	68	2.7	29	1.16
Sep 2023	21	56	2.7	19	0.90
Sep 2022	25	71	2.8	28	1.12
Sep 2021	23	87	3.8	33	1.43
Sep 2020	25	78	3.1	25	1.00
Sep 2019	22	91	4.1	30	1.36
Sep 2018	25	62	2.5	32	1.28
Sep 2017	25	68	2.7	21	0.84
Sep 2016	25	75	3.0	29	1.16
Sep 2015	25	83	3.3	32	1.28
Sep 2014	25	75	3.0	28	1.12

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 100% · Maths 100% → all three 100% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard100%1st of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard65%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard100%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth50%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wirral median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	100%	27%	110	109
2023/24	96%	35%	110	110
2022/23	96%	26%	109	110

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Thornton Hough Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Barnston Primary School
2.1 km · Wirral

2026

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Heswall Primary School
3.3 km · Wirral

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Poulton Lancelyn Primary School
3.4 km · Wirral

2026

1.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Gayton Primary School
3.4 km · Wirral

2026

3.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Parkgate Primary School
3.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Stanton Road Primary School
3.6 km · Wirral

2026

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Brackenwood Junior School
3.7 km · Wirral

Good2023

85%met the SATs standard
Brookhurst Primary School
3.8 km · Wirral

Good2024

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105015 · 344/2212
Capacity: 175 pupils · 185 on roll
Free school meals: 5.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: St George's Way, Thornton Hough, Wirral, CH63 1JJ
Local authority: Wirral

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources