Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School

Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School is performing well overall, maintaining a good standard of education and positive environment for pupils. Leaders demonstrate a clear vision and high expectations for all students, including those with special educational needs. The school's collaborative approach with Snape Community Primary School fosters a strong community spirit, allowing for enriching opportunities beyond the classroom. Pupils engage well with their education, benefiting from a wide range of clubs and activities that aid in their personal development.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between pupils and staff foster a positive learning environment.
• Mathematics is a particular strength with effective early years provisions.
• A wide range of extracurricular activities enhances pupils' experiences.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND ensures they can access the curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Some lessons lack sufficiently ambitious tasks, hindering deeper understanding.
• Not all pupils consistently articulate prior learning links.

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 Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.2% 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, 9.5% of pupils at Thornton Watlass Church of England 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 2024–25 Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School had 6.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.8). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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 Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School received £8,705 and spent £9,423 for each of its 91 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £108,000 (£1,192 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). This school files a single return with the other schools in its federation, so the figures are for the whole federation.

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What is Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School have?

Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School has 13 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School cover?

Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 33% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School?

Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School is at Thornton Watlass, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 4AH.