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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 January 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as Thornley Primary School, URN 114146
- 25 March 2015Graded inspection: Good · as Thornley Primary School, URN 114146
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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 entry23 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first
- 2026 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 1.7; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 1.2; County Durham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2023 1.9; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2022 1.5; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2021 1.2; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.3; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 1.8; County Durham median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.3; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 1.3; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 1.4; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.3; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.3; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- County Durham median
Dashed bars: as Thornley Primary School (URN 114146), 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 | 13 | 23 | 1.8 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 13 | 22 | 1.7 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 16 | 19 | 1.2 | 15 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2023 * | 15 | 28 | 1.9 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 15 | 23 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 21 | 26 | 1.2 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2020 * | 18 | 24 | 1.3 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 12 | 21 | 1.8 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 38 | 1.3 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 25 | 32 | 1.3 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 43 | 1.4 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2015 * | 16 | 21 | 1.3 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 20 | 26 | 1.3 | 17 | 0.85 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 69% · Writing 62% · Maths 58% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- County Durham median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 54% | 4% | 104 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 31% | 0% | 103 | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 35% | 3% | 101 | 99 |
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
- Thornley AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · concerns noted20241.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20242.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · County DurhamRemains Good20231.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · County DurhamGood20231.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · County DurhamGood20241.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · County DurhamRemains Good20221.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · County DurhamGood20234.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · County DurhamRemains Good20221.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 4.2 km · County DurhamNot yet inspected1.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151059 · 840/2523
- Trust
- Wise Academies
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 124 on roll
- Free school meals
- 35.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2024
- Replaced
- Thornley Primary School (URN 114146)
- Address
- Cooper's Terrace, Thornley, Durham, DH6 3DZ
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources