Thornton Primary School

School overview

Thornton Primary School is a primary school serving Bradford, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 475 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Thornton Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 4.0 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 lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Thornton Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 51 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.2%. There are about 23.1 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.