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Thornton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Community school
Thornton Road, Ward End, Birmingham B8 2LQ · thornton.bham.sch.uk · 0121 327 0824
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 2.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2016
- Pupils
- 473
- 23 over 450 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 61.3%
- First language not English
- 93.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2016, 60 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 50% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 30 | 60 | 2▲ | 50% |
| September 2015Sept 2015 | 30 | 67 | 2.2▲ | 45% |
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 30 | 61 | 2▲ | 48% |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Thornton Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 20
- 4% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied