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Thorntree Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Thorntree Road, Charlton, London SE7 8AE · thorntree.greenwich.sch.uk · 020 8858 0268
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Greenwich 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.27 mi
- 0.44 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Greenwich Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 190
- 90% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
- First language not English
- 34.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.27 mi (437 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.64 mi (2.64 km). Source: Greenwich Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.27 mi0.44 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.64 mi2.64 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.44 mi0.71 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.63 mi1.01 km | |
| September 2023 | All | |
The council lists the school as not oversubscribed on National Offer Day 2023: everyone who applied was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Greenwich it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Thorntree Primary School on 3 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 3 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Sept 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Positive
- 94%
- Replies
- 32
- 17% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on 7 parents (22%) whose child was bullied
based on 8 parents (25%) with SEND