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Thornaby Church of England Primary School

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

personMr Richard Chandler

corporate_fareDALES ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onStockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DB

language Visit Website phone 1642763060

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

350

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Expected Standard

49%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Thornaby Church of England Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Stockton-on-Tees, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 83% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Thornaby Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Stockton-on-Tees, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of DALES ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 304 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 49% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #48 of 54 primaries in Stockton-on-Tees and #10,886 of 14,143 nationally.

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 18.7:1. 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

49%

LA 64%

Reading64% LA 77%

Writing62% LA 74%

Maths58% LA 75%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading71% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing52% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading63% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths58% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.3

-4.4 to -1.2

-2.4

Write

LA 0.0

-3.9 to -0.8

-4.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-6.0 to -3.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 September 2023

Inspection Report

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04 July 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-11-20

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-10

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 304 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)	304	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	294	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	327	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	328	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	318	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	355	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	350	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	347	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	377	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	365	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	358	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	382	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	380	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	376	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	384	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	384	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	379	0.0%	0.6%

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 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils