Thorndown Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · St Ives, Cambridgeshire
Thorndown Primary School is a primary school in St Ives, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 2 November 2022. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hill Rise, St Ives, PE27 6SE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 478 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 2 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at Thorndown Primary School thrive within its supportive, caring, and inclusive environment.”
- “Relationships are warm and respectful.”
- “Pupils are kind and considerate towards each other.”
To improve
- “While the curriculum is well established in most subjects, there are a few curriculum areas where plans are not fully in place across all year groups.”
- “In these curriculum areas, pupils do not develop their understanding or remember as well because they are yet to be taught all of the required content.”
- “Leaders do not currently have a system in place to keep a check on behaviour across the whole school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 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) | 61% | 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: 68 first-preference applications, 61 offers in total, 61 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 2026, as Cambridgeshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- 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 Cambridgeshire.
- Wheatfields Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Westfield Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Eastfield Infant and Nursery School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School 1.2 mi Good
- Hemingford Grey Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Houghton Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holywell CofE Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published