Thornton Primary School
Primary schoolThornton Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 473 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, May 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 24 May 2023
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, 67% of pupils at Thornton Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Birmingham and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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
In a straight line- Sladefield Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023340 m
- Washwood Heath Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, October 2024380 m
- Washwood Heath AcademyAll-through. Standards maintained, May 2025. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- Saltley AcademySecondary. School remains Good, May 2023. Attainment 8 of 39.8 (2025/26, provisional)810 m
- St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- Ward End Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Birmingham
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).