Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery SchoolThornhill Junior and Infant School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Dewsbury.
Summary of the comparison
Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School and Thornhill Junior and Infant School are primary schools in Dewsbury.
Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Thornhill Junior and Infant School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School was judged Good and Thornhill Junior and Infant School was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Thornhill Junior and Infant School (41.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DewsburyThornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School | DewsburyThornhill Junior and Infant School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C57/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 127th of 132 in Kirklees | 60th of 132 in Kirklees Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary controlled school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-7 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 291 | 342 | |
| Capacity | 380 | 420 | |
| Location | Dewsbury, WF12 9DL | Dewsbury, WF12 0QT | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 55.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 291 | 342 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.1% | 42.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 62.2% | 4.1% | |
| SEN support | 17.5% | 12.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.1% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.2% | 5.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 31.3% | 16.6% Stronger figure | 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.
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.
Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School
Thornhill Junior and Infant School
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