SCHOOL PROFILE

Thornaby Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 147254
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 64.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

14 September 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Stockton-on-Tees
Trust DALES ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 272 257 full-time · 15 part-time
Female pupils 146 53.7% of pupils
Male pupils 126 46.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

41.2%
16.4 pts above England
School 41.2%
Stockton-on-Tees 27.4%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.7%
16.6 pts below England
School 3.7%
Stockton-on-Tees 7.8%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 0.6%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.7%
233
African
3.7%
10
Any other ethnic group
1.8%
5
White and Asian
1.8%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
4
Indian
1.5%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.2% 44 of 272 pupils
4.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.2%
Stockton-on-Tees 21.3%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.2% 36 pupils
England 14.8% 1.5 pts below
EHC plans 2.9% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 12
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Speech, language & communication 9
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Physical disability 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

49.0% 11.4 pts below England
School 49.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 64.3%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

64.0%

9.8 pts below England

School 64.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 76.5%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

62.0%

8.3 pts below England

School 62.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 74.6%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

58.0%

14.0 pts below England

School 58.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 75.1%
North East 72.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.68%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.54 pts lower than England
School 5.68%
Stockton-on-Tees 6.26%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.50%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.32 pts lower than England
School 14.50%
Stockton-on-Tees 15.63%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Stockton-on-Tees 1.78%
North East 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

64.8% 23.4 pts below England
Thornaby Church of England Primary School
64.8%
Stockton-on-Tees
92.5%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information