Thorney Island Community Primary School
Thorney Island, Emsworth, PO10 8DJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Dean Clegg
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 125868
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243371317
About this school
Thorney Island Community Primary School is a community primary school in Emsworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 180 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 40 | 26 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 62% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 12% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 62% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Thorney Island Community 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 | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thorney Island Community Primary School compares
Thorney Island Community Primary School ranked 64th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 180 | — |
| Southbourne Infant School | — | 6.4% | 18.8% | 176 | 2.0 miles |
| Southbourne Junior School | 56% | 5.8% | 18.2% | 228 | 2.0 miles |
| Emsworth Primary School | 63% | 3.4% | 16.3% | 407 | 2.1 miles |
| Mill Rythe Junior School | 62% | 4.8% | 28.6% | 248 | 2.3 miles |
| Mill Rythe Infant School | — | 5.5% | 20.7% | 127 | 2.3 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.81%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.42%
- Persistent absence
- 7.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southbourne Infant School2.0 miles
Primary · Emsworth
-
Southbourne Junior School2.0 miles
Primary · Emsworth
-
Emsworth Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Emsworth
-
Mill Rythe Junior School2.3 miles
Primary · Hayling Island
-
Mill Rythe Infant School2.3 miles
Primary · Hayling Island
Other schools in Emsworth
Thorney Island Community Primary School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Emsworth.
- Emsworth Primary School Primary
- Southbourne Infant School Primary
- Southbourne Junior School Primary
- St James Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Westbourne Primary School Primary
- Bourne Community College Secondary
- Glenwood School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Thorney Island Community Primary School teach?
- Thorney Island Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Emsworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Thorney Island Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thorney Island Community Primary School is Mr Dean Clegg, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thorney Island Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thorney Island Community 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 Thorney Island Community Primary School?
- Thorney Island Community Primary School has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Thorney Island Community Primary School full?
- Thorney Island Community Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 180 on roll (75%), 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 Thorney Island Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thorney Island Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thorney Island Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thorney Island Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Thorney Island Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thorney Island Community Primary School rank locally?
- Thorney Island Community Primary School ranked 64th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thorney Island Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Thorney Island Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thorney Island Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thorney Island Community 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 30 June 2026.