Thornhill Primary School
Ehen Road, Thornhill, Egremont, CA22 2SJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Georgina Mawson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Changing Lives Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 77
- Pupils on roll
- 85
- URN
- 147396
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01946820402
About this school
Thornhill Primary School is a primary academy in Egremont. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 85 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 2 November 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 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 60% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 40% | 70% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 70% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 70% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | - |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 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 | Cumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82 |
| 2023/24 | 83 |
| 2024/25 | 80 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thornhill Primary School compares
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 | — | 6.2% | 37.9% | 85 | — |
| Bookwell Primary School | 80% | 3.4% | 13.9% | 194 | 1.1 miles |
| Beckermet CofE School | 50% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 73 | 1.3 miles |
| St Bridget's Catholic Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 31.9% | 198 | 1.3 miles |
| Orgill Primary School | 46% | 5% | 33.3% | 228 | 1.4 miles |
| St Bees Village Primary School | 61% | 4.7% | 6.9% | 162 | 3.1 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)
- 37.93%
- English as an additional language
- 8.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.22%
- Persistent absence
- 16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bookwell Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Egremont
-
Beckermet CofE School1.3 miles
Primary · Beckermet
-
St Bridget's Catholic Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Egremont
-
Orgill Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Egremont
-
St Bees Village Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · St Bees
Other schools in Egremont
- Bookwell Primary School Primary
- Orgill Primary School Primary
- St Bridget's Catholic Primary School Primary
- West Lakes Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thornhill Primary School teach?
- Thornhill Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Egremont.
- Who is the headteacher of Thornhill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thornhill Primary School is Mrs Georgina Mawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thornhill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thornhill 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 Thornhill Primary School?
- Thornhill Primary School has 85 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Thornhill Primary School full?
- Thornhill Primary School has capacity for 77 pupils and 85 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thornhill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thornhill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thornhill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Thornhill Primary School?
- Thornhill Primary School is part of CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thornhill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Thornhill Primary School's absence rate?
- Thornhill Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thornhill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thornhill 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 2 July 2026.