Thornhill Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Rotherham
Thornhill Primary School is a primary school in Rotherham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2022.
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Key facts
- Address
- Clough Bank, Rotherham, S61 1TD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Rotherham
- Pupils on roll
- 316 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 October 2022
Strengths
- “Thornhill Primary school is a school where ‘everyone matters’.”
- “They are kind, welcoming and polite.”
- “Staff nurture pupils and care for them well.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, such as science or history, leaders are strengthening curriculum plans so that they consistently set out the subject-specific knowledge that pupils should learn in each year group.”
- “However, for some pupils, teachers do not use this information to ensure that the work that they set matches pupils’ stages in learning.”
- “Some pupils are taught letter sounds that they are not ready for.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 December 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Rotherham.
- Ferham Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged
- Kimberworth Community Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Meadow View Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged
- St Ann's Primary School 1.1 mi Good
- Greasbrough Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Eastwood Village Primary School 1.3 mi Good
- Redscope Primary School 1.3 mi Good