Thornford CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

thornford-cofe-primary-school-dorset-south-west

South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

West DorsetConstituency

DT9 6QYPostcode

7.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Thornford CofE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Dorset, South West.

It currently serves 104 pupils. Thornford CofE Primary School is part of Sherborne Area Schools' Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 64%
Higher standard: 21%
Reading score: 110
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

95%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

104

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 104
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Sherborne Area Schools' Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
22 May 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.