Thurton Primary School

NorfolkVoluntary controlled school

Ashby Road, Thurton, Norwich, NR14 6AT

Headteacher: Mr Jonathan BarberSchool website ↗Pupils: 104 (capacity: 105)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected April 2025
Oversubscribed
61% of first-choice applicants offered a place
40%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected April 2025
61%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 29 April 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

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

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

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.
40.0%
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%.
0.0%
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 73%·Writing 53%·Maths 67%All three 40%
Reading
Expected73%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected53%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected67%
Exceeding20%
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?
14
How many families wanted this school first?
23
How many got their first choice?
14of 23 (60.9%)
How many applied in total?
43

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
20.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
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).
13.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
53 girls, 51 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 64% (2018/19), currently 40%

* 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
2015/1653.0%18.0%+0.9+2.0+0.6
2016/1736.0%0.0%-3.4-2.6-3.5
2017/1863.0%0.0%+1.5-0.7-0.9
2018/1964.0%9.0%-0.5-2.4-0.1
2022/2350.0%0.0%-0.5+0.4-0.5
2023/2464.0%0.0%---
2024/2540.0%0.0%---
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