Community school · Sunderland

Thorney Close Primary School

3–11Ages
289Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108828URN

Torquay Road, Sunderland, SR3 4BB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

close to Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

47 applications for 34 places · 49th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

close to Sunderland median (1.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

47 applications · 34 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.1; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 2.6; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 2.0; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 2.0; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 2.1; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 2.3; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 2.1; Sunderland median median 1.8

This school
Sunderland 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	34	47	1.4	33	0.97
Sep 2025	40	52	1.3	38	0.95
Sep 2024	21	32	1.5	20	0.95
Sep 2023	28	34	1.2	26	0.93
Sep 2022	32	36	1.1	30	0.94
Sep 2021	32	42	1.3	30	0.94
Sep 2020	23	60	2.6	23	1.00
Sep 2019	28	57	2.0	28	1.00
Sep 2018	32	65	2.0	29	0.91
Sep 2017	31	66	2.1	28	0.90
Sep 2016	23	53	2.3	22	0.96
Sep 2015	30	61	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2014	18	37	2.1	21	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 73% · Maths 78% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%45th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sunderland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	7%	104	105
2023/24	68%	5%	104	106
2022/23	61%	6%	106	105

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

Thorney Close Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hasting Hill Academy
0.6 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Farringdon Academy
0.7 km · Sunderland

2026

1.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
1.0 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Broadway Junior School
1.2 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

55%met the SATs standard
Plains Farm Academy
1.3 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2024

1.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Grindon Infant School
1.4 km · Sunderland

2026

1.2applications per place
East Herrington Primary Academy
1.5 km · Sunderland

Good2022

2.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Barnes Junior School
1.8 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

38%met the SATs standard

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: 108828 · 394/2174
Capacity: 315 pupils · 289 on roll
Free school meals: 55.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Torquay Road, Sunderland, SR3 4BB
Local authority: Sunderland

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