Thorney Island Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Emsworth, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Thorney Island Community Primary School is a primary school in Emsworth, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 June 2023. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Thorney Island Community Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 every applicant was offered a place, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 4 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 67% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 26 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 7.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 19.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Thorney Island, Emsworth, PO10 8DJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 180 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this inclusive and harmonious school.”
- “Pupils value learning and are eager to achieve well, knowing their teachers have high expectations of them.”
- “Pupils love their school and enjoy learning new things alongside their friends.”
To improve
- “However, the curriculum in a small number of other subjects is at an earlier stage of development and therefore not yet fully effective.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 July 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) | 67% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- Southbourne Infant School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Southbourne Junior School 2.0 mi School remains Good
- Chidham Parochial Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Westbourne Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- West Wittering Parochial Church of England School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Bosham Primary School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Funtington Primary School 4.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- East Wittering Community Primary School 4.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published