Bookwell Primary SchoolThornhill Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Egremont.
Summary of the comparison
Bookwell Primary School and Thornhill Primary School are primary schools in Egremont.
Bookwell Primary School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Thornhill Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bookwell Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Bookwell Primary School was judged Outstanding and Thornhill Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Bookwell Primary School (83.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | EgremontBookwell Primary School | EgremontThornhill Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B84/100Stronger figure | C59/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 143 in Cumberland Stronger figure | 43rd of 143 in Cumberland | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 194 | 80 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 77 | |
| Location | Egremont, CA22 2LT | Egremont, CA22 2SJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 80.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 20.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 108.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 194 | 80 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 13.9% | 37.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.1% | 8.8% | |
| SEN support | 8.3% | 27.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 4.4% Stronger figure | 16.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bookwell Primary School
Thornhill Primary School
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