Thringstone Primary School
Hensons Lane, Thringstone, Coalville, LE67 8LJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THRINGSTONE PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Swales
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 175
- URN
- 139767
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01530222489
About this school
Thringstone Primary School is a primary academy in Coalville. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 175 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thringstone Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 21 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 52% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 76% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 67% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 76% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Thringstone 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 162 |
| 2023/24 | 158 |
| 2024/25 | 158 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thringstone Primary School compares
Thringstone Primary School ranked 196th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 6.2% | 35.4% | 175 | — |
| Griffydam Primary School | 64% | 2.4% | 7.2% | 93 | 0.9 miles |
| Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School | 56% | 4.2% | 14.5% | 383 | 1.0 miles |
| Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 70% | 4.1% | 12.8% | 154 | 1.1 miles |
| New Swannington Primary School | 46% | 4.7% | 9.6% | 172 | 1.2 miles |
| Swannington Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.5% | 16.4% | 66 | 1.4 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)
- 35.44%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.24%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Griffydam Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
New Swannington Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Swannington Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Coalville
Other schools in Coalville
Thringstone Primary School ranks 15th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Coalville.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville Primary
- Belvoirdale Community Primary School Primary
- Broom Leys School Primary
- Ellistown Community Primary School Primary
- Greenstone Primary School Primary
- Griffydam Primary School Primary
- Heather Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Hugglescote Community Primary School Primary
- New Swannington Primary School Primary
- Newbold Church of England Primary School Primary
- Newton Burgoland Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Thringstone Primary School teach?
- Thringstone Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Coalville.
- Who is the headteacher of Thringstone Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thringstone Primary School is Mr Lee Swales, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thringstone Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thringstone 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 many pupils are at Thringstone Primary School?
- Thringstone Primary School has 175 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Thringstone Primary School full?
- Thringstone Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 175 on roll (83%), 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 Thringstone Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thringstone Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thringstone Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thringstone Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Thringstone Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Thringstone Primary School is part of THRINGSTONE PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thringstone Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thringstone Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Thringstone Primary School ranked 196th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thringstone Primary School's absence rate?
- Thringstone Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thringstone Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thringstone 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 1 July 2026.