Community school · Cambridgeshire

Thorndown Primary School

4–11Ages
478Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136814URN

Hill Rise, St Ives, PE27 6SE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

96 applications for 61 places · 104th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

2 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
26 April 2017
Graded inspection: 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

96 applications · 61 places offered · 68 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

This school
Cambridgeshire 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	61	96	1.6	68	1.11
Sep 2025	60	115	1.9	60	1.00
Sep 2024	73	122	1.7	71	0.97
Sep 2023	62	113	1.8	61	0.98
Sep 2022	60	118	2.0	60	1.00
Sep 2021	60	109	1.8	60	1.00
Sep 2020	81	144	1.8	79	0.98
Sep 2019	66	141	2.1	65	0.98
Sep 2018	72	139	1.9	72	1.00
Sep 2017	72	140	1.9	70	0.97
Sep 2016	84	139	1.7	75	0.89
Sep 2015	81	137	1.7	57	0.70
Sep 2014	66	124	1.9	61	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 65% · Maths 81% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%99th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	5%	108	107
2023/24	63%	9%	107	105
2022/23	60%	2%	106	104

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

Thorndown Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Wheatfields Primary School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Westfield Junior School
1.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

48%met the SATs standard
Eastfield Infant and Nursery School
1.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place
Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School
1.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Hemingford Grey Primary School
2.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Houghton Primary School
2.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Holywell CofE Primary School
3.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School
4.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 35%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136814 · 873/2001
Capacity: 630 pupils · 478 on roll
Free school meals: 17.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2011
Address: Hill Rise, St Ives, PE27 6SE
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Huntingdonshire

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