Thorney Close Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Sunderland
Thorney Close Primary School is a primary school in Sunderland for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 September 2023. Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Torquay Road, Sunderland, SR3 4BB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 289 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 September 2023
Strengths
- “Thorney Close Primary School is a place where pupils thrive.”
- “The school’s motto, ‘where learning blossoms’, encompasses the school’s belief that all pupils have a right to a high-quality education.”
- “The school ensures that opportunities apply equally to all pupils, irrespective of the barriers they may face in life.”
To improve
- “However, a number of pupils do not attend school regularly enough.”
- “While the school has some effective strategies to improve the attendance of individual pupils, too many pupils are absent from school on a regular basis.”
- “However, it is too early to see the impact of this work.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 2023 (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: 33 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 33 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2025, as Sunderland published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
- Hasting Hill Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Farringdon Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Broadway Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Plains Farm Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Grindon Infant School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- East Herrington Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Barnes Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good