Thornhill Primary School

Community school · Primary school · Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
LU5 5PE
Composite score
55.9

School overview

Thornhill Primary School is a primary school serving Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 450 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 35% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Thornhill Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#5,192
National rank
#537
In East of England
#8
In Central Bedfordshire
Top 35%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 450 % FSM ever-6 17.9% % EAL 54.4% Age range 2–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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