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Thornton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Thornton Road, Thornton, Bradford BD13 3NN · thorntonprimary.co.uk · 01274 833839
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2020
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 45%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 449
- 75% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.8%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 57 places were offered; 100% 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 | 57 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 46 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 53 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25, 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Bradford it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼45% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107223)
Ofsted
Thornton Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 January 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jun 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 24 Jun 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2016Requires 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 Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 62
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (18%) with SEND