Thornhill Junior and Infant School
Edge Lane, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0QT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FOCUS ACADEMY TRUST (UK) LTD
- Headteacher
- Ms Jennifer Rylance
- Sponsor
- Focus Academy Trust (UK) Ltd
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 353
- URN
- 143231
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924453259
About this school
Thornhill Junior and Infant School is a primary academy in Dewsbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 353 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thornhill Junior and Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 55 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 35% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 53% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 60% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 58% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Thornhill Junior and Infant 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 | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 35% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 362 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 342 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thornhill Junior and Infant School compares
Thornhill Junior and Infant School ranked 73rd of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.9% | 42.4% | 353 | — |
| Overthorpe CofE Academy | 53% | 5.9% | 50% | 188 | 0.5 miles |
| Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School | — | 9.2% | 23.1% | 284 | 1.0 miles |
| Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 65% | 6.7% | 29.8% | 544 | 1.2 miles |
| Pentland Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.2% | 16.8% | 144 | 1.3 miles |
| Middlestown Primary Academy | 86% | 3.3% | 15.2% | 217 | 1.3 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)
- 42.4%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.86%
- Persistent absence
- 16.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Overthorpe CofE Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
- 1.0 miles
-
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
-
Pentland Infant and Nursery School1.3 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
-
Middlestown Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Wakefield
Other schools in Dewsbury
Thornhill Junior and Infant School ranks 7th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Dewsbury.
- Boothroyd Primary Academy Primary
- Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Carlton Junior and Infant School Primary
- Diamond Wood Community Academy Primary
- Earlsheaton Infant School Primary
- Eastborough Academy Primary
- Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Orchard Primary Academy Primary
- Overthorpe CofE Academy Primary
- Pentland Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Thornhill Junior and Infant School teach?
- Thornhill Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Thornhill Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Thornhill Junior and Infant School is Ms Jennifer Rylance, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thornhill Junior and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thornhill Junior and Infant 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 Thornhill Junior and Infant School?
- Thornhill Junior and Infant School has 353 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Thornhill Junior and Infant School full?
- Thornhill Junior and Infant School has capacity for 420 pupils and 353 on roll (84%), 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 Thornhill Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Thornhill Junior and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thornhill Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thornhill Junior and Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Thornhill Junior and Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Thornhill Junior and Infant School is part of FOCUS ACADEMY TRUST (UK) LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thornhill Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thornhill Junior and Infant School compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Thornhill Junior and Infant School ranked 73rd of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thornhill Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- Thornhill Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thornhill Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thornhill Junior and Infant 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 2 July 2026.