Thornton in Craven Community Primary School

About Thornton in Craven Community Primary School

Thornton in Craven Community Primary School is a primary school in Thornton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 94 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 85% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 12.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Thornton in Craven Community Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 11 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 3.4%. There are about 18.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 5% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Thornton in Craven Community 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 above.