Thornley Primary School
Cooper's Terrace, Thornley, Durham, DH6 3DZ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Thornley Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Caine
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Easington
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 161
- URN
- 114146
- Local authority
- County Durham
About this school
Thornley Primary School was a community primary school in Durham. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 161 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Thornley Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 31% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.00 | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - |
| Maths progress | -4.10 | - |
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 Thornley 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 | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 31% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 177 |
| 2023/24 | 161 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thornley Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.6% | 38.5% | 161 | — |
| Thornley Academy | 54% | 10.4% | 42.4% | 124 | 0.0 miles |
| St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley | 43% | 4.8% | 23.2% | 75 | 0.9 miles |
| Ludworth Primary School | 64% | 7.2% | 59.5% | 84 | 0.9 miles |
| Wheatley Hill Community Primary School | 68% | 7.4% | 50.8% | 445 | 0.9 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton | 71% | 6.3% | 35.1% | 156 | 1.6 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.5%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.6%
- Persistent absence
- 31.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thornley Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Durham
-
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley0.9 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Ludworth Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Wheatley Hill Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton1.6 miles
Primary · Durham
Other schools in Durham
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester Primary
- Bearpark Primary School Primary
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Primary
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary
- Brandon Primary Academy Primary
- Burnhope Primary School Primary
- Cassop Primary School Primary
- Coxhoe Primary School Primary
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School Primary
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School Primary
- Edmondsley Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thornley Primary School teach?
- Thornley Primary School taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Durham.
- Has Thornley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Thornley Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Thornley Primary School?
- Thornley Primary School had 161 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Thornley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 31% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Thornley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thornley 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 31 August 2024.