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Thornhill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Grove Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5PE · thornhill-primary.co.uk · 01582 863516
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Central Bedfordshire 50%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 516
- 78% of 660 places
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
- First language not English
- 53.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 93 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 92% 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 2026Sept 2026 | 89 | 93 | 1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 65 | 59 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 61 | 52 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 51 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Central Bedfordshire it was 50%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Thornhill Primary School on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Apr 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 56
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (18%) with SEND