Thornhill Primary School

State-Funded School

thornhill-primary-school-islington-london

LondonRegion

IslingtonLocal Authority

Islington South and FinsburyConstituency

N1 1HXPostcode

8.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Thornhill Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Islington, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 446 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 85%
Higher standard: 19%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

56%

Asian

Black

13%

Mixed

18%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

446

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

32%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 446
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 24 November 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
4 May 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.