Academy converter · Kirklees

Thornhill Junior and Infant School

4–11Ages
353Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143231URN

Edge Lane, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0QT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

1.0 below Kirklees median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kirklees

59 applications for 44 places · 104th of 107 in Kirklees

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
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

1.3applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Kirklees median (2.4) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

59 applications · 44 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 1.3; Kirklees median median 2.4
2025 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.3
2024 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.4
2023 1.3; Kirklees median median 2.4
2022 1.4; Kirklees median median 2.5
2021 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.5
2020 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.5
2019 1.5; Kirklees median median 2.4
2018 1.5; Kirklees median median 2.4
2017 1.5; Kirklees median median 2.2
2016 1.5; Kirklees median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Kirklees median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kirklees median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Kirklees median

Dashed bars: as Thornhill Junior and Infant School (URN 107616), the previous school.

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	44	59	1.3	43	0.98
Sep 2025	48	76	1.6	45	0.94
Sep 2024	41	64	1.6	40	0.98
Sep 2023	47	63	1.3	47	1.00
Sep 2022	54	78	1.4	54	1.00
Sep 2021	43	68	1.6	43	1.00
Sep 2020	53	85	1.6	52	0.98
Sep 2019	59	88	1.5	57	0.97
Sep 2018	41	61	1.5	41	1.00
Sep 2017	43	66	1.5	39	0.91
Sep 2016 *	53	79	1.5	51	0.96
Sep 2015 *	56	80	1.4	51	0.91
Sep 2014 *	47	69	1.5	46	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 69% · Maths 69% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%68th of 97 in Kirklees

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Kirklees 76% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Kirklees 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Kirklees 74% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Kirklees 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Kirklees 77% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Kirklees 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kirklees median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	0%	104	102
2023/24	35%	0%	100	100
2022/23	41%	0%	100	100

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

Thornhill Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Overthorpe CofE Academy
0.8 km · Kirklees

Good2024

2.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School
1.6 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
1.9 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2024

65%met the SATs standard
Pentland Infant and Nursery School
2.1 km · Kirklees

Good2023

2.6applications per place
Middlestown Primary Academy
2.2 km · Wakefield

2025

1.6applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School
2.5 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place
Earlsheaton Infant School
2.9 km · Kirklees

Good2024

2.3applications per place
Boothroyd Primary Academy
3.0 km · Kirklees

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 41%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143231 · 382/2026
Trust: Focus Academy Trust (UK) Ltd
Capacity: 420 pupils · 353 on roll
Free school meals: 44.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Thornhill Junior and Infant School (URN 107616)
Address: Edge Lane, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0QT
Local authority: Kirklees

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