Thornton Hough Primary School

WirralCommunity school

St George's Way, Thornton Hough, Wirral, CH63 1JJ

Headteacher: Mr William LoweSchool website ↗Pupils: 179 (capacity: 175)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected February 2024
Oversubscribed
81% of first-choice applicants offered a place
100%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected February 2024
81%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 13 February 2024Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
100.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
27.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 100%·Writing 100%·Maths 100%All three 100%
Reading
Expected100%
Exceeding65%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected100%
Exceeding50%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected100%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
27
How many families wanted this school first?
32
How many got their first choice?
26of 32 (81.3%)
How many applied in total?
86

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
4.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
8.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
4.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
83 girls, 96 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 100% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1678.0%19.0%+2.0+2.0+1.8
2016/1795.0%18.0%+5.4+2.8+4.3
2017/1891.0%27.0%+2.2+4.1+5.5
2018/1988.0%35.0%+4.4+2.5+2.7
2022/2396.0%26.0%+2.6+4.0+3.3
2023/2496.0%35.0%---
2024/25100.0%27.0%---