Thompson Primary School
School Road, Thompson, Thetford, IP24 1PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION EAST
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Gamble
- Sponsor
- Co-operative Education East Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 144147
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01953483271
About this school
Thompson Primary School is a primary academy in Thetford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 93 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. 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 14 | 13 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 38% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 69% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 54% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 69% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| 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 Thompson 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 | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93 |
| 2023/24 | 87 |
| 2024/25 | 83 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thompson Primary School compares
Thompson Primary School ranked 136th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 3.9% | 9.6% | 93 | — |
| Caston Church of England Primary Academy | — | 4.7% | 28.1% | 71 | 2.0 miles |
| Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.1% | 24.3% | 261 | 2.5 miles |
| Watton Junior School | 31% | 5.9% | 32.4% | 311 | 2.7 miles |
| Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery | 65% | 4.4% | 14.1% | 99 | 2.9 miles |
| Parker's Church of England Primary Academy | 25% | 5.2% | 18.8% | 93 | 3.8 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)
- 9.64%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.85%
- Persistent absence
- 8.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Caston Church of England Primary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Attleborough
-
Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School2.5 miles
Primary · Thetford
-
Watton Junior School2.7 miles
Primary · Thetford
-
Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery2.9 miles
Primary · Thetford
-
Parker's Church of England Primary Academy3.8 miles
Primary · Thetford
Other schools in Thetford
Thompson Primary School ranks 9th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Thetford.
- Admirals Academy Primary
- Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Drake Primary School Primary
- Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary School Primary
- Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell Primary
- Elveden Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Norwich Road Academy Primary
- Parker's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Queensway Infant Academy Primary
- Queensway Junior Academy Primary
- Raleigh Infant Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thompson Primary School teach?
- Thompson Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Thetford.
- Who is the headteacher of Thompson Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thompson Primary School is Mr Matthew Gamble, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thompson Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thompson 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 Thompson Primary School?
- Thompson Primary School has 93 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Thompson Primary School full?
- Thompson Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 93 on roll (89%), 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 Thompson Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thompson Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thompson Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thompson Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Thompson Primary School?
- Thompson Primary School is part of CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION EAST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thompson Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thompson Primary School rank locally?
- Thompson Primary School ranked 136th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thompson Primary School's absence rate?
- Thompson Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thompson Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thompson 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 10 July 2026.