Thorpe Hall Primary School

Thorpe Hall Primary School consistently performs at a good level, providing a supportive and nurturing environment for its pupils. The staff demonstrate a strong commitment to the well-being and development of students, fostering respectful relationships both among pupils and between pupils and staff. Notably, the school has a well-sequenced and ambitious curriculum that is effectively implemented across many subjects, encouraging pupils to achieve well and enjoy their learning experience. However, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in the teaching of phonics and the curriculum design in a few foundation subjects, which need to be addressed to ensure all students achieve their full potential.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending school and form close, caring friendships.
• The school has a well-sequenced and ambitious curriculum.
• Teachers deliver subjects with enthusiasm and confidence.
• Pupils achieve well in mathematics and have strong early foundations in counting.
• There is a strong emphasis on personal development, promoting healthy relationships.
• Leaders ensure effective support for pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in teaching phonics limit some pupils' reading skills.
• Curriculum design in a few foundation subjects lacks ambition and clarity.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Thorpe Hall Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Thorpe Hall Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Thorpe Hall Primary School had 18.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.4% of pupils at Thorpe Hall Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Thorpe Hall Primary School received £8,216 and spent £8,877 for each of its 349 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £244,000 (£698 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Thorpe Hall Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Thorpe Hall Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Thorpe Hall Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Thorpe Hall Primary School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Thorpe Hall Primary School have?

Thorpe Hall Primary School has 358 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thorpe Hall Primary School cover?

Thorpe Hall Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Thorpe Hall Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Thorpe Hall Primary School?

Thorpe Hall Primary School is at 123 Hale End Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4DP.