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Thornhill Primary School

4–11Ages
318Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145222URN

Byron Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6FH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

44 applications for 25 places · 32nd of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

21%met the expected standard

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 March 2026Published 29 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

24 March 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
27 June 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
3 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Southampton median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

44 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

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

2026 1.8; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 1.5; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 2.0; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 2.1; Southampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Southampton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Southampton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Southampton median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Southampton median

Dashed bars: as Thornhill Primary School (URN 132117), 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	25	44	1.8	25	1.00
Sep 2025	36	60	1.7	34	0.94
Sep 2024	31	68	2.2	30	0.97
Sep 2023	43	76	1.8	39	0.91
Sep 2022	49	74	1.5	44	0.90
Sep 2021	52	81	1.6	46	0.88
Sep 2020	45	88	2.0	41	0.91
Sep 2019	60	116	1.9	61	1.02
Sep 2018	60	140	2.3	73	1.22
Sep 2017 *	60	125	2.1	62	1.03
Sep 2016 *	60	122	2.0	63	1.05
Sep 2015 *	60	138	2.3	57	0.95
Sep 2014 *	58	121	2.1	48	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 44% · Writing 30% · Maths 41% → all three 21% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard21%42nd of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard44%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard30%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard41%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 97 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Southampton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	21%	0%	99	97
2023/24	15%	2%	98	95
2022/23	16%	0%	101	97

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 Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Kanes Hill Primary School
1.1 km · Southampton

Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Sholing Junior School
1.1 km · Southampton

Good2022

53%met the SATs standard
Harefield Primary School
1.2 km · Southampton

Requires improvement2024

1.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Sholing Infant School
1.2 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place
Hightown Primary School
1.3 km · Southampton

Good2023

1.6applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Bitterne Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Valentine Primary School & Nursery
1.4 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Monica Primary School
1.5 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145222 · 852/2002
Trust: Hamwic Education Trust
Capacity: 390 pupils · 318 on roll
Free school meals: 65.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2017
Replaced: Thornhill Primary School (URN 132117)
Address: Byron Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6FH
Local authority: Southampton

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