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Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School

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personMrs Debbie Douglas

location_onDewsbury, WF12 9DL

language Visit Website phone 1924430548

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

298

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Dewsbury, serving ages 2-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School is a voluntary controlled school in Dewsbury, Kirklees, admitting pupils aged 2-7. The school has approximately 291 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 September 2023

Inspection Report

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23 May 2018

Inspection Report

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06 November 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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12 November 2008

Inspection Report

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12 June 2007

Inspection Report

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03 May 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-05-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-11-06

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 291 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	291	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	276	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	310	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	294	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	282	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	306	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	298	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	273	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	286	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	268	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	249	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	295	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	294	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	275	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	284	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	284	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	263	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	305	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	287	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	265	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	323	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	316	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	328	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	368	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	355	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	328	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 54 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils