Thornhill Primary SchoolSholing Junior School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southampton.
Summary of the comparison
Thornhill Primary School and Sholing Junior School are primary schools in Southampton.
Thornhill Primary School scores 31 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Sholing Junior School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Sholing Junior School is ahead on our composite score.
Thornhill Primary School was judged the expected standard and Sholing Junior School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 21.0% for Thornhill Primary School and 53.0% for Sholing Junior School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Thornhill Primary School (16.0% in 2022-23, 21.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Sholing Junior School (46.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SouthamptonThornhill Primary School | SouthamptonSholing Junior School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F31/100 | D40/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 45th of 54 in Southampton | 37th of 54 in Southampton Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 7-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 318 | 353 | |
| Capacity | 390 | 360 | |
| Location | Southampton, SO19 6FH | Southampton, SO19 8PT | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 21.0% | 53.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 3.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 99.0 | 104.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 97.0 | 103.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 341 | 346 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 68.0% | 28.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.1% | 9.5% | |
| SEN support | 15.5% | 19.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.2% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.0% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.3% | 16.8% 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.
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.
Thornhill Primary School
Sholing Junior School
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