Thorntree Primary School
Thorntree Road, Charlton, London, SE7 8AE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Ann Marie Walker
- Constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 100142
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088580268
About this school
Thorntree Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 190 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 24 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 63% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 21% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 63% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 79% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 67% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thorntree Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Greenwich average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 66.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 68.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 71.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thorntree Primary School compares
Thorntree Primary School ranked 39th of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5.6% | 37.2% | 190 | — |
| Woodhill Primary School | 63% | 6% | 54% | 331 | 0.4 miles |
| Windrush Charlton Primary School | 65% | 4.6% | 47.7% | 500 | 0.4 miles |
| Cardwell Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 42.7% | 423 | 0.5 miles |
| Fossdene Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 39.1% | 206 | 0.7 miles |
| Charlton Manor Primary School | 48% | 4.4% | 28.4% | 410 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.17%
- English as an additional language
- 32.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.62%
- Persistent absence
- 18.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodhill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Windrush Charlton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Cardwell Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Fossdene Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Charlton Manor Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Thorntree Primary School ranks 474th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thorntree Primary School teach?
- Thorntree Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Thorntree Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thorntree Primary School is Ms Ann Marie Walker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thorntree Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thorntree Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Thorntree Primary School?
- Thorntree Primary School has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Thorntree Primary School full?
- Thorntree Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 190 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thorntree Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thorntree Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thorntree Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thorntree Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Thorntree Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thorntree Primary School rank locally?
- Thorntree Primary School ranked 39th of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thorntree Primary School's absence rate?
- Thorntree Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thorntree Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thorntree Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.