Thorndon Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Eye, Suffolk·IP23 7JR
Composite score
53.3
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#6,094
National rank
#643
In East of England
#81
In Suffolk
Top 41%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
82%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 20/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Strong standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
6 first choices, 6 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
15
any preference, for 6 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Thorndon Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
52
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
28.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
38.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
9.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
18.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
11.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£10,423
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Thorndon Church of England Primary School

Thorndon Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Eye, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 52 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 82% 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 44.0 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 41% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Thorndon Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 6 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.9%. There are about 11.6 pupils per teacher. Thorndon Church of England 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.

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