Thorndon Church of England Primary School

The Street, Thorndon, Eye, IP23 7JR

Local ranking170th of 240 primary schools in Suffolk

Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Thorndon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124745) since 1 November 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership & governance: Strong standard
Inclusion: Strong standard
Early years: Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 82.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 82.0%
Writing (Expected): 82.0%
Maths (Expected): 91.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 82.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 109.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 103.0
Cohort Size: 11

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 52
Boys: 24 (46%)
Girls: 28 (54%)
Capacity: 84 (62% full)
SEND: 48.1%
FSM Eligible: 28.9%
EAL: 3.8%
SEN with EHC Plan: 9.6%
SEN Support: 38.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 11.6:1
Teachers (FTE): 4.5
Budget per Pupil: £10,423/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 3.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 7.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Church of England
Nursery: Not applicable
Sixth Form: Not applicable
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 90.4%
White Other: 3.9%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.9%
Black African: 1.9%

90.4%

White British

3.9%

White Other

3.9%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01379678392

office@thorndonprimary.org.uk

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The Street

Eye, East of England

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Administrative

URN: 149423
UKPRN: 10091401
Establishment No.: 3105
Trust: ALL SAINTS SCHOOLS TRUST

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