Thornhill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Southampton
Last distance offered · Reception 2019
1.030 miles
Published by Southampton City Council · offers on 16 April 2019
2017–2018 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Thornhill Primary School is a primary school in Southampton for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Southampton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2019 entry.
Thornhill 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 2019 | 1.030 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 21% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Southampton that have results.
- Reception 2026 had 25 first-choice applications for 25 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 65.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, with 17.3 pupils per teacher, against middle figures of 43.3% and 22.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Southampton.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Southampton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Byron Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6FH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Southampton
- Pupils on roll
- 318 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 65.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils step into school each morning with happy smiles.”
- “Staff know pupils well and greet them warmly.”
- “This ensures that pupils feel welcomed and valued.”
To improve
- “Over time, pupils have not achieved as well as they should at the end of key stage 2.”
- “However, these improvements are at an early stage.”
- “Despite this, some disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities continue to have low rates of attendance.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 2026 (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) | 21% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 25 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 Southampton.
- Kanes Hill Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Sholing Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Harefield Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Sholing Infant School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hightown Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bitterne Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Valentine Primary School & Nursery 0.9 mi Not judged
- St Monica Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published