# Thornhill Junior and Infant School

Thornhill Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Kirklees, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 353 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E143231. [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 353
- Council: Kirklees
- URN: 143231

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 10 December 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 55% of pupils at Thornhill Junior and Infant School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Kirklees and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Kirklees | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-community-academy-a-share-academy-e146365): 400 m. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Overthorpe CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/overthorpe-cofe-academy-e138979): 760 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-lees-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-infant-and-nursery-school-e107705): 1.6 km. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023
- [Paradise Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paradise-primary-school-e132099): 1.9 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/headfield-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-school-e107707): 1.9 km. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Rida Boys High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rida-boys-high-school-e147171): 2 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/143231)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143231)

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