Thornley Academy
About the school
Thornley Academy is an open primary school in County Durham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 24 January 2024
- Published
- 11 March 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 54%
- County Durham
- 62%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 4%
- County Durham
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 69%
- County Durham
- 74%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 62%
- County Durham
- 73%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 58%
- County Durham
- 73%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 77%
- County Durham
- 72%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 35%
- County Durham
- 27%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 69%
- County Durham
- 80%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 104
- County Durham
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 101
- County Durham
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 105
- County Durham
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
156
Girls
42.95%
Boys
57.05%
SEN support
30.13%
Education, health and care plan
5.13%
English as an additional language
1.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
42.40%
Overall absence
10.36
Persistent absence
31.53