Academy converter · Suffolk

Thorndon Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
58Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
149423URN

The Street, Thorndon, Eye, IP23 7JR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.7 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

15 applications for 6 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 18 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong 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.

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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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Suffolk median (1.8) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

15 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 3.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 3.3; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Thorndon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124745), 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	6	15	2.5	6	1.00
Sep 2025	9	12	1.3	9	1.00
Sep 2024	2	7	3.5	2	1.00
Sep 2023	7	11	1.6	7	1.00
Sep 2022 *	5	12	2.4	5	1.00
Sep 2021 *	3	7	2.3	3	1.00
Sep 2020 *	5	8	1.6	5	1.00
Sep 2019 *	10	16	1.6	10	1.00
Sep 2018 *	6	16	2.7	6	1.00
Sep 2017 *	10	16	1.6	10	1.00
Sep 2016 *	13	21	1.6	12	0.92
Sep 2015 *	7	12	1.7	6	0.86
Sep 2014 *	6	20	3.3	6	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 82% · Maths 91% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%12th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard64%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	82%	0%	109	105
2023/24	38%	0%	103	103
2022/23	46%	0%	108	107

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

Thorndon Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Occold Primary School
1.8 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Wetheringsett Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School, Eye
4.2 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Mendlesham Primary School
5.7 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Mellis Church of England Primary School
5.9 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School
6.8 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Gislingham Church of England Primary School
7.0 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's Primary School
7.8 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149423 · 935/3105
Trust: All Saints Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 84 pupils · 58 on roll
Free school meals: 22.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2023
Replaced: Thorndon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124745)
Address: The Street, Thorndon, Eye, IP23 7JR
Local authority: Suffolk · Mid Suffolk

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