Thornley Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Durham, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Thornley Academy is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Thornley Academy 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 13 first-choice applications for 13 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 24th highest of 195 County Durham primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 2024/25: 54% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- In 2024/25, 4% of pupils reached the higher standard at the end of primary school (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cooper's Terrace, Thornley, Durham, DH6 3DZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 124 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 54% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 13 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 County Durham.
- St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ludworth Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wheatley Hill Community Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Shotton Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cassop Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Deaf Hill Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kelloe Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published