Thornhill Primary School
Primary schoolThornhill Primary School is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 205 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), February 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 2 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 93% of pupils at Thornhill Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
20% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 93% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 20% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 104 | 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
In a straight line- Timothy Hackworth Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, ShildonPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 m
- Prince Bishops Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed1.5 km
- St Andrew's AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), October 2019, before the school changed. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in County Durham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).