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Thornton in Craven Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Suzie Brown

location_onThornton-in-Craven, BD23 3SX

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

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Expected Standard

85%

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Demand Ratio

1.5x

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Thornton in Craven Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Thornton-in-Craven, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.5×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 6% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Thornton in Craven Community Primary School is a community school in Thornton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 94 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #39 of 233 primaries in North Yorkshire and #3,927 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.5× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. 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

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 59%

Reading85% LA 75%

Writing85% LA 72%

Maths92% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading82% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading89% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.0

Read

LA 0.0

0.9 to 9.1

3.2

Write

LA 0.0

-0.8 to 7.1

3.0

Maths

LA -0.8

-0.8 to 6.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading64% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.3

Read

LA -0.3

-7.0 to 0.3

-1.2

Write

LA -0.2

-4.6 to 2.1

-2.5

Maths

LA -1.0

-5.7 to 0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 61%

Reading56% LA 75%

Writing78% LA 77%

Maths56% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.7

Read

LA -0.4

-8.6 to -0.8

-2.7

Write

LA 0.0

-6.4 to 1

-6.4

Maths

LA -1.2

-10 to -2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 November 2023

Inspection Report

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12 June 2018

Inspection Report

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27 November 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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19 November 2008

Inspection Report

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18 January 2006

Inspection Report

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11 December 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-06-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-11-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-11-19

None EIF

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 94 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	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	94	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	92	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	102	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	100	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	100	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	98	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	95	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	91	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	94	1	1.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	96	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	93	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	89	1	1.1%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	88	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	90	1	1.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	94	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	94	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	93	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	84	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	80	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	80	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	76	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	75	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	75	1	1.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	76	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	76	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	76	0	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 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Thornton in Craven Community Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy

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