Thornton Primary School

State-Funded School

thornton-primary-school-leicestershire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LeicestershireLocal Authority

Mid LeicestershireConstituency

LE67 1AHPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Thornton Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Leicestershire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 129 pupils. Thornton Primary School is part of Symphony Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 87%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

96%

Mixed

Pupils

129

Total Pupils

43%Boys

57%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

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: Average
Total pupils: 129
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Symphony Learning Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
8 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
18 Jan 2018	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.