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Thorner Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
182Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146003URN

Kirkhills, Thorner, Leeds, LS14 3JD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

close to Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

63 applications for 20 places · 99th of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

2 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
22 April 2015
Graded inspection: Good · as Thorner Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN 107994

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

3.2applications per place, Reception

close to Leeds median (3.1) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

63 applications · 20 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 3.6; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 4.1; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 3.6; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 3.7; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 4.2; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 3.6; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 3.5; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 3.0; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 3.7; Leeds median median 2.9; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Leeds median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leeds median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as Thorner Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 107994), 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	20	63	3.2	19	0.95
Sep 2025	25	91	3.6	25	1.00
Sep 2024	19	78	4.1	18	0.95
Sep 2023	27	97	3.6	23	0.85
Sep 2022	29	107	3.7	25	0.86
Sep 2021	26	108	4.2	18	0.69
Sep 2020	30	109	3.6	28	0.93
Sep 2019	30	106	3.5	28	0.93
Sep 2018 *	30	90	3.0	26	0.87
Sep 2017 *	30	110	3.7	32	1.07
Sep 2016 *	30	70	2.3	26	0.87
Sep 2015 *	26	50	1.9	23	0.88
Sep 2014 *	19	39	2.1	16	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 92% · Maths 92% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%16th of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard62%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard46%

Leeds 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

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Leeds median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	85%	19%	110	108
2023/24	60%	10%	107	103
2022/23	73%	10%	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

Thorner Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Fieldhead Carr Primary School
3.5 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Bardsey Primary Academy
3.5 km · Leeds

2026

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Shadwell Primary School
3.6 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Scholes (Elmet) Primary School
3.8 km · Leeds

Good2024

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Whinmoor St Paul's Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Barwick-in-Elmet CofE Primary School and Nursery
3.8 km · Leeds

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
White Laith Primary School
3.9 km · Leeds

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Grimes Dyke Primary School
4.2 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146003 · 383/3044
Trust: Elevate Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 182 on roll
Free school meals: 8.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2018
Replaced: Thorner Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 107994)
Address: Kirkhills, Thorner, Leeds, LS14 3JD
Local authority: Leeds

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